Mervis Powers Iowa Over Columbus
Published on May 11, 2024 under International League (IL)
Iowa Cubs News Release
DES MOINES, IA - Matt Mervis hit two home runs to lead the Iowa Cubs (19-19) to a 5-3 win over the Columbus Clippers (15-22) tonight at Principal Park.
Iowa jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning on a 455-foot home run from Mervis. Darius Hill added to the I-Cubs lead in the second with a sacrifice fly, making it 3-0 Iowa.
Columbus' Juan Brito cut the Iowa lead to 3-1 with a run-scoring double in the third and to 3-2 in the fifth with a solo home run.
In the seventh, Daniel Schneemann tied the game at 3-3 for the Clippers with a single, but Mervis hit his second homer of the game in the seventh, giving Iowa a 5-3 lead.
Dan Straily made the start for Iowa and tossed 5.0 innings and allowed two runs on four hits with six strikeouts. Carl Edwards Jr. pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his third save.
POSTGAME NOTES:
- The I-Cubs won back-to-back games for the first time since April 20-21 vs. Louisville.
- Matt Mervis had his second two-homer game of the season and his first three-hit game since April 9, 2024 at St. Paul in which he had four hits.
Iowa will play vs. Columbus on Sunday for the finale of a six-game series with first pitch from Principal Park slated for 1:08 pm CT. You can listen to all Iowa Cubs games on Hope AM940 and stream every home game for free on the Bally Live App. For more information and tickets, visit www.iowacubs.com.
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