Four-Run Eighth Gives Columbus Series Lead
DES MOINES, IA – The Iowa Cubs (19-17) dropped game one of the series to the Columbus Clippers (25-12) by a score of 9-3, Tuesday at Principal Park. Both pitchers kept the opposing offense off the board until the fourth, when Bryan Lavastida hit a solo home run to put
DES MOINES, IA – The Iowa Cubs (19-17) dropped game one of the series to the Columbus Clippers (25-12) by a score of 9-3, Tuesday at Principal Park.
Both pitchers kept the opposing offense off the board until the fourth, when
The Clippers got an RBI single in fifth to go up 3-0 before Iowa scored one in the fifth on an RBI single from
From there, Columbus took over, scoring in each of the final three frames. They got one run in the seventh, four in the eighth and one in the ninth to break open the game 9-2. In the eighth, they walked five times including three with the bases loaded.
Iowa got a run back in the ninth on an RBI double from
POSTGAME NOTES:
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• All four of Iowa’s pitchers surrendered a run tonight, with
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Iowa and Columbus are set to play game two of the six-game series tomorrow, with first pitch scheduled for 12:08 pm at Principal Park. For more information and tickets, visit www.iowacubs.com.