St. Paul Stomps Iowa in Series Opener
May 31, 2022 - International League (IL)
Iowa Cubs News Release
DES MOINES, IA - The Iowa Cubs (23-25) allowed a season-high 13 runs tonight, dropping game one of the series by a score of 13-3 to the St. Paul Saints (21-27), Tuesday at Principal Park.
In his first career Triple-A at-bat, Darius Hill hit the first pitch he saw out of the park, giving Iowa an early 1-0 lead. They loaded the bases with no outs and brought in another run to take a 2-0 lead into the second inning.
St. Paul answered with three runs of their own in the second on an RBI single from Roy Morales and a two-run blast from David Banuelos. John Hicks hit a solo blast in the third inning to knot the game at three, but then it unraveled for Iowa's pitching staff.
The Saints used three walks, a double, an error and a three-run home run to register a seven-run inning, breaking the game open 10-3. It stayed there until the top of the ninth, when St. Paul added three more runs.
JC Ramírez, Tyler Viza, Jharel Cotton and Ian Hamilton shut the I-Cubs down with 5.2 innings of scoreless relief, allowing just two hits over that span.
POSTGAME NOTES:
- Darius Hill went 2-for-5 with a run, home run and run batted in in the first Triple-A game of his career batting out of the leadoff spot. The outfielder hit .308 (57-for-105) in 44 games with Double-A Tennessee.
- Iowa's longest losing streak of the season was extended to five games tonight, losing eight of their last nine games. Last season, their longest losing streaks were nine and seven games.
- Each I-Cubs pitcher allowed at least three runs tonight, with Sean Newcomb surrendering four of St. Paul's 13 runs.
Iowa and St. Paul are set to play game two of the series tomorrow, with first pitch set for 12:08 pm at Principal Park. For more information and tickets, visit www.iowacubs.com.
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