Iowa Comeback Comes Up Short in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, NY – The Iowa Cubs (19-21) nearly completed a ninth inning rally against the Syracuse Mets (23-15) but fell just short by a final score of 8-7 on Tuesday night. The first three frames of the contest found the two ballclubs in a scoreless tie. That changed in the
SYRACUSE, NY – The Iowa Cubs (19-21) nearly completed a ninth inning rally against the Syracuse Mets (23-15) but fell just short by a final score of 8-7 on Tuesday night.
The first three frames of the contest found the two ballclubs in a scoreless tie. That changed in the bottom of the fourth, however, as the Mets put up a crooked number against I-Cub starter
It didn’t take very long for Iowa to make a dent in its deficit as it responded in the top of the fifth. With one swing of the bat,
Syracuse did get a run back in the bottom of the fifth with another long ball. Brosseau tallied his second solo shot of the night, which moved the score to 7-4. Brosseau’s hot night at the plate then continued in the seventh with his third solo homer of the game, extending Syracuse’s lead to 8-4.
In the ninth is when Iowa made things interesting.
POSTGAME NOTES:
• Tonight marked the first ever meeting between the Iowa Cubs and the Syracuse Mets.
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Iowa and Syracuse will continue their six-game series with game two tomorrow. First pitch from NBT Bank Stadium is slated for 10:05 am 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