PCL1 New Orleans Baby Cakes

Cubs top Z's 7-4

Published on July 4, 2009 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
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Michael Ryan provided early fireworks for the Zephyrs, but Iowa scored seven unanswered runs to beat New Orleans 7-4 Saturday night at Zephyr Field.

Ryan hit a three-run homer to centerfield in the bottom of the first inning to stake the Zephyrs to an early 3-0 lead. The lone Zephyr representative in the upcoming All Star game was 1-for-4 on the night with the blast.

The Z's added another run in the third as Gaby Sanchez hit a solo home run to leftfield to lead off the inning. Sanchez went 1-for-2 with two walks and two runs scored in the losing effort.

New Orleans starter Hayden Penn started strong, allowing only two hits through the first three innings, but ran into trouble in the fourth inning. After retiring the first two batters of the inning, he gave up a single to Chris Robinson and a home run to Nate Spears. Jarrett Santos (3-4) came in to start the fifth inning, but proved to be ineffective as he took the loss. He allowed two runs in the fifth, and one more in the seventh before being pulled for Nate Field.

The Cubs would add one run in the eighth inning and another in the ninth to take the game 7-4. The two teams will meet again Sunday in game two of their four game series with Clay Hensley (RHP) facing off against Mitch Atkins (RHP).

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