Memphis Spoils Iowa's Early Lead
August 17, 2019 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Iowa Cubs News Release
MEMPHIS, TN - The Memphis Redbirds (58-66) scored six unanswered runs as they took an 8-6 walk-off victory over the Iowa Cubs (66-58), Saturday at AutoZone Park.
Iowa grabbed a convincing lead in the first as Albert Almora Jr. led off with a single and stole second to trigger the offense. Rehabbing Ben Zobrist cracked an RBI double to get Iowa on the board, before Daniel Descalso - also on a Major League Rehab Assignment - struck a home run for a 3-0 Iowa lead with no outs. Hits from Robel Garcia, Jim Adduci and P.J. Higgins later in the frame helped Iowa to two more runs.
Memphis took back a run on an Andrew Knizner sac fly in the first, and on a Max Schrock RBI double in the second, cutting the deficit. Both offenses would go quiet until the sixth.
Adduci broke the scoring drought in the sixth with a one-out home run - his 11th of the season. The Redbirds clapped right back with a run in the bottom of the inning as they also revived their offense. A three-run seventh, aided by an error, locked the game 6-6 and Memphis secured the comeback victory with an Adolis Garcia two-run, walk off homer.
Matt Swarmer narrowly missed a quality start as he allowed three earned runs through 5.2 innings. He walked one and struck out seven. Alex Wilson (L, 4-3) was tagged with the loss.
POSTGAME NOTES:
- Daniel Descalsco went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI in his first rehab game with Iowa. Ben Zobrist was 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
- Albert Almora Jr. went 2-for-4 with one run and one strikeout in his first game since being optioned to Iowa.
- Memphis cut Iowa's divisional lead to 8.0 with five head-to-head matchups remaining.
Iowa and Memphis finish the series with a 2:05 p.m. first pitch Sunday at AutoZone Park. The I-Cubs return to Principal Park Monday for a 7:08 p.m. start vs. San Antonio. For more information and tickets, visit www.iowacubs.com.
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