PCL1 Iowa Cubs

Cubs Buzz by Bees

Published on August 6, 2008 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Iowa Cubs News Release


Andres Torres drove in Luis Figueroa for the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Iowa Cubs beat the Salt Lake Bees 6-5 Wednesday afternoon at Principal Park. Luis Figueroa doubled to lead off the bottom of the ninth before Torres lined a shot to right field in front of 8,252 people. Salt Lake took a 5-4 lead in the sixth inning when Freddy Sandoval doubled and was driven in on Kendry Morales' single. Iowa came back to tie the game 5-5 in the bottom of the eighth inning when Kroeger walked and Casey McGehee doubled. Salt Lake posted four runs in the first inning thanks to Brandon Wood's three-run homer to left and Ben Johnson's RBI single for an early 4-0 lead. Bobby Scales got Iowa on the board in the first inning when he singled and was driven in on McGehee's team-leading 73rd RBI to cut the Bees' lead. McGehee drove in three more runs in the game, extending his team leading RBI to 76. Down 4-1, Torres led off the third inning for the Cubs with his eighth triple of the year. Hoffpauir plated Torres to trim the Bees' lead 4-2 before the Cubs tied the game at four in the third inning when McGehee doubled and drove in Hoffpauir and Josh Kroeger. Kevin Hart (3-2) eaned the win, throwing one shutout inning of relief while Darren O'Day (1-2) was tagged with the loss for the Bees. Iowa has a day off tomorrow before returning to play Friday in Round Rock.

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