Perez Goes the Distance to Beat Cubs
Published on June 21, 2012 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Iowa Cubs News Release
Round Rock, TX - Martin Perez pitched a complete game and Iowa native Brad Nelson homered to lead the Round Rock Express (33-41) to a 6-2 win over the Iowa Cubs (31-43) at Dell Diamond tonight. The Express lead this series 2-1 and lead the season series 6-5.
Perez (5-5) allowed three hits, walked two, and struck out four in his first complete game of the season. He didn't allow a hit before Josh Vitters homered with two outs in the fourth inning. The Cubs added their second run in the seventh inning. With two outs, Brian Esposito walked and scored on a double by Ty Wright. The only other Cubs' hit was a two-out double by Brett Jackson in the sixth inning.
Cubs' starter Frankie De La Cruz (1-2) was charged with five runs, but only two were earned over 4.2 innings. A passed ball and an error led to a run in the first inning and the Express scored two more unearned runs in the second after Joey Butler reached on an error by Vitters at third base to start the inning.
Nelson led off the bottom of the fifth inning with his ninth home run of the season. With one out, Butler walked and would eventually score on a wild pitch as Luis Martinez struck out and reached first base. De La Cruz had three wild pitches in the game.
Ryan Rowland-Smith came in to get the final out in the fifth inning and pitched a scoreless sixth. Mike MacDougal allowed a run on three singles in the seventh inning. Jeff Beliveau pitched a scoreless eighth.
The Cubs and Express play game three of this series tomorrow night at 7:05 at Dell Diamond. LH Chris Rusin (5-5, 4.56) will start for the Cubs against RH Derek Hankins (2-3, 3.21) for the Express. The game will be broadcast live on AM 940 with the On-Deck Circle Pre-Game Show starting at 6:45.
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