May 13 Game Notes: Iowa Cubs vs. St. Paul Saints
May 13, 2025 - International League (IL)
Iowa Cubs News Release
IOWA CUBS (19-16) vs. ST. PAUL SAINTS (20-15)
May 13 - 6:38 PM CT - Principal Park - Des Moines, IA
LHP Jordan Wicks (0-1, 5.01) vs. RHP Andrew Morris (1-1, 3.71)
TODAY'S GAME: The Iowa Cubs take on the St. Paul Saints in the first of a six- game series...left-hander Jordan Wicks will make his sixth start of the season with Iowa...right-hander Andrew Morris is scheduled to make his seventh start for St. Paul.
SUNDAY DUB-DAY: The Iowa Cubs made a late comeback in Sunday's game over the Toledo Mud Hens winning 3-1... Reese McGuire homered in two runs in the seventh inning and went 1-for-3 on the day... Christian Franklin and James Triantos both went 3-for-4 and earned a double each in Sunday's win... Peter Solomon had his third start of the season with Iowa and pitched an efficient 4.0 innings and struck out four in a no decision.
SHUT DOWN: The Iowa Cubs had their third shutout win of the season Thursday evening, following a 2-0 win on April 13 at Toledo and a 1-0 win over St. Paul on April 19...Iowa had six shutouts last season.
BALLY, BALLY: Moises Ballesteros saw his career-long hit streak end at 19 games on Sunday, during which he hit .447 (34-for-76) with nine extra-base hits...Moises became the first I-Cub to hit in at least 19 straight games since James Adduci from May 20-June 23, 2019 (19 games)...it is also the longest hit streak in the International League this season...Ballesteros went 0-for-4 last night and snapped his on-base streak at 23 games...it is also the longest by an I-Cub since Bryce Windham reached in 28 straight games from July 26-Sept. 24, 2023 and second longest in the International League this season.
THE BIG O: Owen Caissie hit his sixth home run of the season yesterday in just 25 games...Caissie did not hit his sixth homer of the season last season until June 9... Owen homered in back-to-back games on April 19-22 which marked the first time he has homered in back-to-back games since Aug. 4-6, 2024 vs. STP and at Omaha... Caissie is the second I-Cub to homer in consecutive games in 2025 following Chase Strumpf on April 17-18 vs. St Paul...last season, he did not hit his fourth homer until June 1.
STRUMPF ON IT: Chase Strumpf recorded his second multi-homer game of the season Saturday with the last coming on April 16 vs. St. Paul...additionally, it marked the third of his career...Chase is one of seven players in the International League this season to have at least two home runs in two or more games this season.
EXTRA FRAMES: The I-Cubs improved their record to 2-4 in extra innings yesterday...marked the second time Toledo and Iowa have played extra frames this series since Iowa dropped a 5-4 decision on Tuesday (5/6)...the I-Cubs have tied for the second-most extra inning games in the International League West division, behind Toledo (3-5).
GO LONG: Jonathon Long hit his third home run of the season Tuesday night... he has multiple hits in four of his last six games including his first four-hit game of the season Wednesday (4/30) and his first since Aug. 6, 2024 vs. Chattanooga.
EXTRA EXTRA: Iowa infielder Ben Cowles tallied two doubles on Friday to give him 11 on the season which ranks tied for fourth- most in the International League...Cowles has six extra-base hits in his last six games.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?: Despite being tied for third place in the International League West Division, the I-Cubs have the best run differential (+46) ahead of second- best Nashville (+38)...just two teams have a better run differential than Iowa in the IL, Lehigh Valley (+73) and Durham (+56).
WELL, THAT WAS FUN: The Iowa Cubs defeated the St. Paul Saints by a 20-6 score on April 16 at Principal Park...the 20 runs were the most scored by the I-Cubs since Aug. 9, 2023 at Omaha (20) and the most by an International League team since Gwinnett scored 21 at St. Paul on July 3, 2024.
VS. ST. PAUL: Iowa and St. Paul are set to play one more time in the first half of the season in St. Paul on July 8-13...in the second half both teams are set to play one more time during the 2025 season in St. Paul from August 5-10.
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