Mervis, Shaw Homer in Iowa's Loss at St. Paul

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Mervis, Shaw Homer in Iowa's Loss at St. Paul

September 7, 2024 - International League (IL)
Iowa Cubs News Release


ST. PAUL, MN - Despite home runs from Matt Mervis and Matt Shaw, the Iowa Cubs (61-76) fell to the St. Paul Saints (66-70) by an 8-6 score tonight at CHS Field.

St. Paul took a 6-0 lead in the second inning, highlighted by a grand slam from Emmanuel Rodriguez.

In the third, Kevin Alcantara cut the lead to 6-1 as he drove in Chase Strumpf with a single. But the Saints got the run back in the fourth on a solo home run from Peyton Eeles.

The I-Cubs again cut the lead in the fifth to 7-2 on a run-scoring single from Caleb Knight.

St. Paul added another run in the sixth to make it 8-2, but Mervis homered in the seventh and Shaw homered in the eighth to cut the lead to 8-4.

Iowa scored two more runs in the ninth on a single from Alcantara and a sacrifice fly from Moises Ballesteros to make it 8-6, but fell just short.

POSTGAME NOTES:

- With a win tomorrow, Iowa will secure a series split with St. Paul this season.

- Matt Shaw hit his 18th home run of the season and his fourth with Iowa.

- Matt Mervis tallied his first three-hit game since June 30 vs. St. Paul.

Iowa will play at St. Paul on Sunday for the finale of a six-game series with first pitch slated for 2:07 p.m. 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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