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Indianapolis Takes Game One Over Iowa

June 18, 2024 - International League (IL)
Iowa Cubs News Release


INDIANAPOLIS, IN - The Iowa Cubs (31-39) dropped the first game of the series to the Indianapolis Indians (30-38) by a 4-2 score tonight at Victory Field.

Indianapolis opened the scoring as they plated a run in the second and third inning which put the Indians up 2-0.

Iowa fought back to tie the game at 2-2 in the fifth inning as Hayden Cantrelle drove in two runs with a two-out triple.

Canaan Smith-Njigba put Indianapolis ahead 3-2 in the bottom half of the fifth with a sacrifice fly. The Indians gained a 4-2 advantage in the sixth inning as Andres Alvarez doubled home another run.

I-Cubs starter Thomas Pannone suffered the loss as he tossed 4.0 innings and allowed three runs on eight hits. Frankie Scalzo Jr. made his Triple-A debut and pitched 1.1 scoreless innings in relief.

POSTGAME NOTES:

- Cubs No. 6 prospect (MLB.com) Moises Ballesteros tallied his first Triple-A hit, a double in the fifth inning.

- Iowa fell to 6-11 in two-run games and to 6-7 in series-opening games.

Iowa will play at Indianapolis on Wednesday for the second of a six-game series with first pitch from Victory Field slated for 6:05 pm CT. You can listen to all Iowa Cubs games on Hope AM940 and stream every home game for free on the Bally Live App. For more information and tickets, visit www.iowacubs.com

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