May 17 Game Notes: Iowa Cubs vs. St. Paul Saints
May 17, 2025 - International League (IL)
Iowa Cubs News Release
IOWA CUBS (23-17) vs. ST. PAUL SAINTS (21-19)
Saturday, May 17 - 6:08 PM CT - Principal Park - Des Moines, Iowa
RHP Kenta Maeda (0-0, -.--) vs. LHP Christian MacLeod (0-0, -.--)
TONIGHT'S GAME: The Iowa Cubs take on the St. Paul Saints in the sixth of a sevengame series...right-hander Kenta Maeda is slated to make his first start for the I-Cubs... left-hander Christian MacLeod is slated to start for St. Paul.
HIGH POWER: The Iowa Cubs won their fourth straight game by a 12-7 score last night over St. Paul...Dixon Machado, Chase Strumpf, Jonathon Long, Owen Caissie and Matt Shaw all had three hits for Iowa...Shaw hit two homers for the I-Cubs, Strumpf and Long also homered for Iowa...Brooks Kriske earned the win as he pitched 2.0 innings and struck out three.
MATTY ICE: Matt Shaw hit two home runs in the second game of a doubleheader on Thursday and homered twice again last night...he is one of three players in professional baseball to hit two home runs in consecutive games this season and is the first I-Cubs player to do so since Kyle Schwarber on June 30-July 1, 2017.
PINCH ME: Carlos Pérez was called upon to pinch hit in the seventh inning and homered to tie the game and force extra innings on Thursday...it marked the first pinch-hit homer for Iowa since Moises Ballesteros hit a pinch-hit grand slam on July 28, 2024 vs. Indianapolis.
SHUT DOWN: The Iowa Cubs had their third shutout win of the season last 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 during the 2024 campaign.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?: Despite being in third place in the International League West Division, the I-Cubs are tied for the best run differential in the International League West Division with Nashville (+56)...just two teams have a better run differential than Iowa in the entire International League, Lehigh Valley (+91) and Durham (+65).
GO LONG: Jonathon Long extended his hit streak to nine games yesterday and his on-base streak to 14 games...Long leads the International League with 55 hits and ranks third with a .372 batting average.
PUNCHIES: The Iowa Cubs struck out a season-high 17 batters last night... marked the most by an I-Cubs team since Sept. 12, 2024 in which they struck out 18...just seven teams in the International League have struck out at least 17 in a game this season.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PETER!: Iowa Cubs Media Relations Manager celebrates his 29th birthday today...he shares this date of birth with hall of famer Cool Papa Bell...in addition, he shares a birthday with former NBA All-Star Tony Parker, who spent 17 seasons with the San Antonio Spurs.
A COUPLE OF DEBUTS: Moises Ballesteros was called up by the Cubs prior to Tuesday night's game and went 0-for-4...Bally played in 34 games with Iowa before his promotion and batted .368 (50-for-136) with 12 extra-base hits and 18 RBI...Mo Baller also hit in 19 consecutive games from April 11-May 3...on Saturday, Cade Horton made his Major League debut at Citi Field and worked 4.0 innings and allowed three runs on four hits with five strikeouts...Cade became the first cub since Shota Imanaga on to win his MLB debut since April 1, 2024 vs. Colorado.
EXTRA EXTRA: Iowa infielder Ben Cowles hit his 12th double of the season in game two yesterday, which is tied for fourth-most in the International League...Cowles has seven extra-base hits in his last 11 games.
GETTING IT DONE: Jonathon Long tallied six RBI Thursday as part of a threehit game...he is one of nine players in the International League to have a game with at least six RBI...Long became the first I-Cub with a six-RBI game since Jared Young on Aug. 30, 2023 at Toledo.
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...the two teams have played nine games this season and Iowa has won six of them...in the second half both teams are set to play one more time during the 2025 season in St. Paul from August 5-10...Jonathon Long is batting .515 (17-for-33) with three doubles, 11 RBI and five walks against the Saints this season.
International League Stories from May 17, 2025
- Chasers Fall to Clippers, 8-2 - Omaha Storm Chasers
- Syracuse Beats Lehigh Valley, 7-6, on Saturday Night - Syracuse Mets
- Caissie Walks It off for Iowa and Wins 10-9 Over St. Paul - Iowa Cubs
- Sounds Back in the Win Column, Win Third Straight Series - Nashville Sounds
- Memphis Strands Tying Run in Scoring Position in Loss to Nashville - Memphis Redbirds
- Buddy Kennedy Homers for a Fourth-Straight Game as 'Pigs Rally Falls Just Short against Mets - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
- Saints Go from Seven Runs up to Being Walked-Off in 10-9 Loss to I-Cubs - St. Paul Saints
- Indians Sweep Doubleheader; Look for Series Sweep on Sunday - Indianapolis Indians
- Bats Swept by Indians in Doubleheader - Louisville Bats
- Acuña Jr. Homers and Walks Four Times as Gwinnett Falls 5-3 to Charlotte - Gwinnett Stripers
- Durham Rallies Late to Beat Red Wings - Rochester Red Wings
- DeLoach's Three Hits Help Knights Top Stripers - Charlotte Knights
- Pintar, Mesa Jr. Power Jacksonville by Norfolk - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
- Bulls Stun Red Wings with Seven-Run Ninth Inning in 9-3 Comeback Win - Durham Bulls
- Tides Fall To Jacksonville Saturday - Norfolk Tides
- Another Rojas Slam Lifts RailRiders - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
- Hernandez Shines from the Mound in 7-2 Loss - Toledo Mud Hens
- Josh Rivera's Late Home Run Pushes the Bisons Past Worcester 6-5 - Buffalo Bisons
- May 17 Game Notes: Iowa Cubs vs. St. Paul Saints - Iowa Cubs
- SWB RailRiders Game Notes- May 17, 2025 - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
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