Iowa Holds on for 6-5 Victory over Memphis
DES MOINES, IA - The Iowa Cubs (74-65) scored five runs in the first inning en route to a 6-5 defeat of the Memphis Redbirds (69-70), Sunday at Principal Park.
DES MOINES, IA - The Iowa Cubs (74-65) scored five runs in the first inning en route to a 6-5 defeat of the Memphis Redbirds (69-70), Sunday at Principal Park.
Consecutive hits from
Memphis countered in the second as an
In the fifth, Higgins blasted his fifth homer of the season as an I-Cub to add necessary insurance to for Iowa.
Memphis kept the game alive with two runs on four hits in the ninth to make it a one-run game, but the comeback fell short as
POSTGAME NOTES:
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• P.J. Higgins went 2-for-4 with two runs, one home run and one RBI.
The I-Cubs complete the 2019 regular season at 12:08 p.m. on Monday. The I-Cubs return to Principal Park on Friday, Sept. 6 for a 7:08 p.m. first pitch in Game 3 of the first round of the PCL Playoffs. The first 1,000 fans will receive a rally towel. For more information and tickets, visit www.iowacubs.com.