May 24 Game Notes: Iowa Cubs at Columbus Clippers
May 24, 2025 - International League (IL)
Iowa Cubs News Release
IOWA CUBS (26-20) at COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (21-25)
Saturday, May 24 - 6:05 PM CT - Huntington Park - Columbus, Ohio
LHP Jordan Wicks (0-2, 4.91) vs. LHP Doug Nikhazy (1-3, 4.99)
TONIGHT'S GAME: The Iowa Cubs play the fifth of a six-game series at the Columbus Clippers tonight following two consecutive morning games...left-hander Jordan Wicks will make his second start with Iowa this season...left-hander Doug Nikhazy will make his eighth start with Columbus.
ANOTHER ONE: The Iowa Cubs won their second straight game over the Columbus Clippers by a 7-5 score last night... Christian Franklin and Jonathon Long each homered for Iowa... James Triantos and Owen Caissie each tallied two hits... Michael Fulmer, Luke Little and Gavin Hollowell combined for 5.1 scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts...Fulmer also earned his first win since 2023.
GO LONG: Jonathon Long hit a home run last night which marked his second straight game with a homer...he is the sixth I-Cub to homer in back-to-back games this season and first since Chase Strumpf on May 16-17...it marked the fifth time he has homered in consecutive games and first since Aug. 29-30, 2024 with Double-A Knoxville...he leads the International League with 60 hits and ranks among league leaders in total bases (2nd, 92), batting average (2nd, .364), RBI (6th, 34), slugging (6th, .558) and OPS (6th, .982).
THE JAGUAR: Kevin Alcántara went 2-for-3 with a walk and two home runs on Wednesday...it marked his fifth career multi-homer game and his first since April 23, 2024 at Rocket City...he is one of four I-Cubs to have a multi-homer game this season, along with Matt Shaw (two), Moises Ballesteros (two) and Chase Strumpf (two).
GOOD MORNING: The I-Cubs played their sixth and final morning game of the 2025 season yesterday...Iowa went 1-5 in games played before 12:00 CT this year.
R. MARTIN: Reliever Riley Martin has gone 1-0 with a 1.77 ERA (4 ER in 20.1 IP) with 30 strikeouts in 14 outings this season...Riley has not allowed a run in his last nine appearances (14.1 IP) since April 18...among International League pitchers who have thrown at least 20.0 innings, his ERA ranks seventh.
AWARD TOUR: Carlos Pérez was named the International League Player of the Week for the period of May 12-18 the league announced yesterday...in five games vs. St. Paul, Pérez slashed .615/.737/.1.615 (8-for-13) with five doubles, two home runs, seven RBI and six walks...he became the first I-Cub to be named IL Player of the Week this season and first since Moises Ballesteros on Aug. 26-Sept. 1...Carlos snapped his extra-base hit streak at six games Wednesday...it is tied for the longest such streak in the International League this season and longest by an I-Cub since Alexander Canario (seven) on May 18-25, 2024.
HEY, IT'S FRANKLIN: Outfielder and Cubs' No. 25 prospect Christian Franklin hit the second leadoff of the season for Iowa last night (last - 5/15, Matt Shaw)...Franklin also tallied a career-high five RBI last Thursday...it is tied for the second-most RBI in a game this season by an I-Cub following Jonathon Long on May 14 vs. St. Paul (6)...the four hits also marked a career high...since May 11, Franklin is batting .459 (17-for-37) with seven extra-base hits and seven RBI...his 28 walks also rank tied for sixth in the International League this season.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?: Despite being in third place in the International League West Division, the I-Cubs have the best run differential in the International League West Division (+60), ahead of Nashville (+50)...just two teams have a better run differential than Iowa in the entire International League, Lehigh Valley (+85) and Durham (+61).
THE BIG O: Outfielder Owen Caissie hit his seventh home run of the season Wednesday...Owen has 18 extra-base hits in his 37 games played during the 2025 campaign...Caissie did not hit his seventh home run last season until June 12.
VS. COLUMBUS: Iowa and Columbus are set to play their first six-game series...Iowa will host Columbus on June 24-29 and July 18-20...Iowa went 8-10 vs. Columbus last season including 2-4 on the road.
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