June 25 Game Notes: Iowa Cubs vs. St. Paul Saints
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Iowa Cubs and the St. Paul Saints play the first of a six-game series tonight...the two clubs met in St. Paul from April 9-14 with the I-Cubs winning four of the six games in the series...right-hander Kyle McGowin makes the start for Iowa on the back of
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Iowa Cubs and the St. Paul Saints play the first of a six-game series tonight...the two clubs met in St. Paul from April 9-14 with the I-Cubs winning four of the six games in the series...right-hander
SUNDAY SCARIES: The I-Cubs dropped a 6-4 decision on Sunday in the series finale at Indianapolis...starting pitcher
THE HALFWAY POINT: Sunday’s loss at Indianapolis marked the halfway point of the International League season...the I-Cubs have gone 33-42 through the first 75 games of the 2024 campaign and are 17.0 games back from first place Omaha (49-24) in the International League West Division...during the 2023 season, Iowa sat in first place of the division, with a 44-30 record.
CLOSE CALLS: The I-Cubs 3-2 win Saturday night at Indianapolis improved them to 14-11 this season in one-run games...Iowa has played 25 such games this season which is tied for the most in the International League with Louisville (14-9)...the I-Cubs have also played 19 (6-13) games decided by two runs, tied for the most in International League with Buffalo (10-9).
HOME SWEET HOME: Iowa returns home to Principal Park after a 12-game, 13-day road trip in which the I-Cubs went 4-8 at Columbus and at Indianapolis... Iowa has gone 18-18 at home this season, including having won six of their last nine games in Des Moines dating back to May 25 vs. Indianapolis...the I-Cubs have gone just 15-24 away from Principal Park this season.
VS. ST PAUL: Iowa and St. Paul are matching up for the second time this season and first since April 9-14 in which the I-Cubs won four of the six games and outscored the Saints 36-29...in 2023, the I-Cubs went 14-10 against St. Paul, including 8-4 at home...Iowa has an active five-game winning streak vs. the Saints at Principal Park dating back to Sept. 13, 2023.
FOR STARTERS: For a four-game stretch from June 19-22 at Indianapolis, Iowa’s starting pitching combination of
ROBERTS IN RELIEF:
BALLESTEROS GOES DEEP: Moises Ballesteros provided the game’s only offense Thursday night as he hit his first home run in Triple-A, a solo shot in the second inning off Indianapolis’ Jake Woodford...Moises is batting .375 (6-for-16) through his first four games with Iowa...he hit .299 (58-for-194) with nine home runs and 43 RBI in 56 games with Tennessee.
BIGGE SMALLS: Reliever