May 25 Game Notes - Iowa at New Orleans
Iowa Cubs (29-20) at New Orleans Baby Cakes (27-22)Saturday, May 25 • 6:00 PM • Shrine on Airline • Metairie, LARHP Trevor Clifton (1-2, 4.32) vs. RHP Dustin Beggs (2-1, 3.79)
Iowa Cubs (29-20) at New Orleans Baby Cakes (27-22)
Saturday, May 25 • 6:00 PM • Shrine on Airline • Metairie, LA
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TONIGHT'S GAME: It's the end of an era as Iowa and New Orleans meet for the final time this season and in the two team's history as New Orleans will move its franchise to Wichita for 2020. Iowa enters the game coming off a 3-1 series victory in Omaha.
BOOTED: Iowa made two errors last night - throwing errors by
WALK THE LINE: Iowa's bullpen did not walk a batter last night for the sixth time in its last 10 games. As a team, the I-Cubs have the fifth-fewest walks served up in the PCL with 167. The bullpen averages 3.76 walks per nine innings, while the rotation is averaging a 3.80 mark.
ILLEGAL ACTIVITY: Iowa is one for its last five stolen base tries as
ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Iowa boasts a Triple-A-best 18-6 record in road games this season. Iowa's road winning percentage is the fourth-best in all of Minor League Baseball, trailing Advanced-A DownEast (18-4) and Single-A Delmarva (19-4) and Greensboro (17-5). The I-Cubs batting average is a similar .245 at home and .252 on the road, though the team's slugging mark rises from .399 at Principal Park to .453 as the visiting team. The I-Cubs have blasted 36 home runs on the road compared to 22 at home and have allowed just 21 on the road and 35 at home. The staff's 4.66 home ERA falls to 3.84 in enemy territory.
AGAINST NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans holds a 4-7 series edge over Iowa heading into the final six games between the two teams. The I-Cubs' 3-5 clip vs. the Baby Cakes at Principal Park this season was its worst home record against New Orleans since matching the score in 2013. In the current season series,
CLOSING COMMITTEE:
FROM THE START: Trent Giambrone took a 1-1 pitch from
STRONG ARMED:
ROSTER ROTATION: Today, the Chicago Cubs recalled RHP Tim Collins and RHP
SHORT HOPS: