IOWA DROPS ONE-RUN GAME AT ST. PAUL

ST. PAUL, MN – Despite a gem from starting pitcher Brandon Birdsell, the Iowa Cubs (60-74) dropped a 2-1 decision to the St. Paul Saints (64-69) tonight at CHS Field.

Birdsell tossed 6.0 innings and allowed one run on two hits with eight strikeouts in a no decision.

The Saints got on the board in the third inning and took 1-0 lead on a run scoring double from DaShawn Keirsey Jr. Iowa tied the game at 1-1 in the fifth inning on a solo home run from Chase Strumpf.

St. Paul gained a 2-1 advantage in the seventh inning and held on to win.

POSTGAME NOTES:

• Iowa dropped to 27-19 in one-run games.
• Brandon Birdsell has allowed just one run in his last 18.0 innings of work.