IL Iowa Cubs

Iowa Takes Series Lead in High Scoring Affair

Published on August 31, 2023 under International League (IL)
Iowa Cubs News Release


TOLEDO, OH - The Iowa Cubs (72-54) emerged victorious in a high scoring, back-and-forth game with the Toledo Mud Hens (60-68) tonight at Fifth Third Field.

Toledo scored first as Andre Lipcius homered, knocking in Justyn-Henry Malloy for an early 2-0 lead in the first. They stacked on another run with a Wenceel Perez single in the second inning.

Iowa got their first run of the night on the board when Yonathan Perlaza scored on a P.J. Higgins RBI double. They tied things up at three with a two-run homer from Chase Strumpf later in that fourth inning.

Scoring would continue to jump back and forth for the remainder of the night. The Mud Hens retook the lead 4-3 with a solo home run from Ryan Kreidler in the bottom half of the fourth. Iowa bounced back in the fifth with three runs of their own.

Back-to-back doubles by Matt Mervis and David Bote scored Levi Jordan, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Mervis to give Iowa their first lead of the game, 6-4. The game was tied once again following a Malloy two-run home run. Toledo found themselves with a 7-6 lead with a Colt Keith solo home run, going back-to-back with Malloy in the bottom of the fifth.

The I-Cubs found themselves with the bases loaded following a pair of singles and a fielding error. Crow-Armstrong tied the game at seven, scoring Jared Young with a single. Yonathan Perlaza gave Iowa a 9-7 lead, scoring two with a single.

Iowa plated their 10th run of the night when Strumpf was walked in another bases loaded situation in the sixth. Caleb Kilian was credited for all seven runs by the Mud Hens. The I-Cubs' bullpen was able to hold off any more scoring from Toledo for the final 4.2 innings of the game to give Iowa the 10-7 victory.

POSTGAME NOTES:

- Every I-Cub recorded at least one hit tonight while Crow-Armstrong, Perlaza and Young each had two-hit games.

- Perlaza slugged his International League leading 36th double of the season in the fourth inning.

- Luke Little earned his second win of the season, he holds a 2-0 record through eight games at Triple-A. Michael Rucker recorded his second save of the year, just the fifth of his professional career.

Iowa and Toledo will play game four of their six-game series tomorrow night, with first pitch from Fifth Third Field scheduled for 6:05 pm CT. You can listen to all Iowa Cubs games on Hope AM940 and stream them for free on the Bally Live App. For more information and tickets, visit www.iowacubs.com.

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