IL Iowa Cubs

Iowa Wins Series Opener

July 18, 2023 - International League (IL)
Iowa Cubs News Release


DES MOINES, IA - The Iowa Cubs (53-36) extended their winning streak against the Indianapolis Indians (42-48) to six games, as they won the series opener by a score of 7-3, Tuesday at Principal Park.

Edwin Ríos got Iowa on the board with a solo home run in the second inning. Later that inning, Yonathan Perlaza brought in two with his 23rd double of the season, giving the I-Cubs a 3-0 lead.

Indianapolis got a run back in the third with a solo home run from Vinny Capra, cutting their deficit to 3-1. The game stayed there until the fourth, when Perlaza struck again.

The switch hitter clubbed his 11th home run of the year, a two-run shot to extend Iowa's lead to 5-1. Both teams scored in the fifth, as the Indians got two runs on a double from Capra and a sacrifice fly from Rodolfo Castro.

Luis Vazquez used an RBI double to bring Iowa's lead back to three, at 6-3. Nick Neidert kept the score there, as he spun three scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out four.

Iowa scored a seventh run in the eighth inning on a sacrifice fly by Bryce Windham, and Brendon Little spun a scoreless ninth inning, securing the 7-3 victory.

POSTGAME NOTES:

In his third career Triple-A start, Jordan Wicks tossed 4.0 innings of three-run ball. The southpaw allowed five hits including one home run while striking out four.

Yonathan Perlaza drove in four of Iowa's seven runs, going 2-for-5 with a run scored, a double and a home run.

Luis Vazquez went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, two doubles and a run batted in. The shortstop is now hitting .333 in his 15 games with Iowa.

Iowa and Indianapolis will play game two of the series tomorrow afternoon, with first pitch from Principal Park scheduled for 12:08 pm. 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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