SAINTS TOO MUCH FOR I-CUBS IN SATURDAY LOSS

DES MOINES, IA – On the heels of two straight wins, the Iowa Cubs (35-45) could not continue the streak Saturday night and fell, 8-2, to the St. Paul Saints (41-38) in front of 10,794 fans at Principal Park.

The visitors got on the board quickly with a run in the first. Yunior Severino drove in Brooks Lee from third with a single up the middle.

In the second, St. Paul doubled its lead as Chris Williams deposited a solo home run to left.

The Saints extended their lead to 6-0 in the fourth. St. Paul sent nine batters to the plate and tallied five hits in the frame.

The visitors made it 8-0 in the sixth, when Matt Wallner scored on a wild pitch and DaShawn Keirsey crossed the plate on an Alex Isola sacrifice fly.

Iowa tallied a pair in the seventh. Moises Ballesteros drove in Chase Strumpf with a single, and then Ballesteros scored on an Alexander Canario single to center.

POSTGAME NOTES:

• Chase Strumpf reached base all four times at the plate tonight…the first time he had not been retired in a game since April 7 against Toledo
• Moises Ballesteros went 2-for-5 on Saturday and added another double…he is hitting .366 (15-for-41) with five doubles and a home run in his first 10 Triple-A games
• Cole Roederer tallied a hit in his eighth straight game Saturday

Iowa will play against St. Paul on Sunday for the finale of a six-game series with first pitch from Principal Park slated for 1:08 pm CT. You can listen to all Iowa Cubs games on Hope AM940 and stream every home game for free on the Bally Live App. For more information and tickets, visit www.iowacubs.com