Cubs Offense Handcuffed by Dickson
Published on May 2, 2012 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Iowa Cubs News Release
Memphis, TN - Brandon Dickson limited the Iowa Cubs (10-15) to just three hits over eight innings, leading the Memphis Redbirds (11-15) to a 2-1 win at Auto Zone Park tonight. Dickson (2-1) retired the first 11 batters he faced to start the game and struck out a season-high 10. The Redbirds lead this series 2-1 and lead the season series 5-2.
Cubs' starter Casey Coleman (2-3) matched Dickson early as both pitchers were perfect through the first three innings. Adron Chambers led off the bottom of the fourth with a single and went to third when Ryan Jackson's line drive sliced out of the reach of a diving Dave Sappelt in right field for a double. Eugenio Velez followed with a sharp one-hopper up the middle that hit Coleman in the right hamstring. Coleman recovered to get the ball and caught Chambers in a rundown between third and home for the first out of the inning. The staff came out to check on Coleman, who said he could continue, but he had trouble pushing off that right leg and ending up walking Matt Adams and Zach Cox to force in a run.
The Cubs turned to Manny Corpas to try to get out of the inning. Corpas got Bryan Anderson to hit a bouncing ball to Anthony Rizzo at first, but the second hop handcuffed Rizzo a bit. Rather than trying for an inning-ending double play, the Cubs settled for getting Anderson at first at Velez scored to extend the Redbirds' lead to 2-0.
Corpas got Pete Kozma to ground out to end the fourh and then worked through the sixth inning without allowing a run. Jeff Beliveau finished the game on the mound for the Cubs with two scoreless innings and struck out two.
The Cubs got on the board when Luis Valbuena led off the top of the eighth inning with a solo home run to left field. It was his third home run of the season. Dickson would bounce right back to retire the next three batters. The Redbirds brought in Eduardo Sanchez for the ninth and he set the Cubs down in order for his sixth save. Three hits matches a season-low for the Cubs, one night after scoring a season-high 13 runs on 20 hits.
The Cubs and Redbirds wrap up this series tomorrow afternoon at 12:05 at Auto Zone Park. LH Chris Rusin (2-2, 2.63) is scheduled to pitch for the Cubs against RH Brian Broderick (1-4, 5.25) for the Redbirds. The game will be broadcast live on AM 940 with the On-Deck Circle Pre-Game Show starting at 11:45 a.m.
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