IL Iowa Cubs

Iowa Takes Extra-Inning Thriller to Even Series

Published on July 29, 2022 under International League (IL)
Iowa Cubs News Release


ST. PAUL, MN - The Iowa Cubs (44-52) took game four in extras, beating the St. Paul Saints (45-50) by a score of 5-4, Friday at CHS Field.

As they did last night, Iowa jumped out to an early lead, getting a leadoff home run from Dixon Machado followed by a solo blast off the bat of Matt Mervis. St. Paul answered with a run of their own in the first on an RBI single from Curtis Terry to make it a 2-1 game.

The I-Cubs got the run right back in the second, when Erick Castillo knocked an RBI single to bring their lead back to two. With the two-run lead, Caleb Kilian went to work, not allowing another hit while striking out six batters in his four innings.

He was followed by Wyatt Short who walked two and struck out two over two scoreless, hitless innings to keep Iowa's lead intact. As they did last night, St. Paul mounted a late comeback, getting a two-run shot from Jermaine Palacios in the bottom of the seventh inning to tie the game at three runs apiece.

Narciso Crook didn't let the tie last for long, hitting a solo home run in the eighth to give Iowa the lead back. Down to their final two outs, Palacios struck again with a solo home run to tie the game sending it into extras.

Iowa scored a run on a bases loaded wild pitch in their half of the inning and St. Paul loaded the bases, but Ben Leeper induced a game ending double play to take game four by a score of 5-4.

POSTGAME NOTES:

- Three of Iowa's top four hitters clubbed solo home runs tonight. Narciso Crook's go-ahead home run in the eighth inning marked his team-high 16th home run of the year.

- Caleb Kilian allowed just one run on one hit over four innings of work while striking out six tonight. He also walked six batters, setting a new season and career high, surpassing five which he had done three times.

- Iowa earned just their fourth extra-inning victory tonight, moving them to 4-7 on the year when they play more than nine innings.

Iowa and St. Paul are set to play game five of the series tomorrow with first pitch from CHS Field scheduled for 7:07 PM. For more information and tickets, visit www.iowacubs.com.

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