IL Iowa Cubs

Late Runs Push I-Cubs by St. Paul

Published on July 27, 2022 under International League (IL)
Iowa Cubs News Release


ST. PAUL, MN - The Iowa Cubs (43-50) scored four late runs to beat the St. Paul Saints (43-49) by a score of 6-2, Tuesday at CHS Field.

Narciso Crook put Iowa ahead with a solo home run in the second inning, giving Mark Leiter Jr. a run of support. Leiter Jr. would keep the lead intact, spinning three shutout innings. In his first start since July 14, the righty allowed just three hits and one walk while striking out five.

The Saints got on the board and tied the game at one in the bottom of the fifth when Tim Beckham knocked an RBI single against Javier Assad. It was the only run Assad would allow, also striking out five over his three innings of work.

After the RBI single from Beckham, the teams traded blows in each of the next three innings. Iowa scored on a wild pitch in the sixth to go up 2-1, but an RBI double from Jake Cave in the seventh tied the game at two runs apiece.

Iowa scored on a fielder's choice in the eighth to regain their lead, a lead they would keep for the remainder of the game. They added three insurance runs in the ninth to go up 6-2 and Ben Leeper used a double play and a strikeout to end the game.

POSTGAME NOTES:

- Dixon Machado registered his 100th hit of the year with his single in the fifth inning. He became one of just four batters in the International League to have 100 hits this year.

- In his Triple-A debut tonight, Nicholas Padilla allowed one run over one inning of relief. The righty allowed one hit and one walk while throwing 46% (6-of-13) of his pitches for strikes.

- Each of the first two pitchers for Iowa, Mark Leiter Jr. and Javier Assad, struck out five batters tonight. The two each spun three innings, while both allowing three hits and striking out five. Leiter Jr. walked one and didn't allow a run while Assad didn't walk a batter but surrendered one earned run.

- St. Paul's run in the fifth inning ended a streak of 22.2 scoreless innings thrown by Iowa over a span of three games. It marked their longest scoreless streak of the season.

Iowa and St. Paul are set to play game two of the series tomorrow with first pitch from CHS Field scheduled for 1:07 PM. For more information and tickets, visit www.iowacubs.com.

Check out the Iowa Cubs Statistics

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



International League Stories from July 27, 2022


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central