Z's Fall to I-Cubs 9-2
June 27, 2010 - Pacific Coast League (PCL) - New Orleans Baby Cakes News Release
The Iowa Cubs wasted little time picking up where they left off on Saturday night, scoring five runs in the first three innings in a 9-2 win over the New Orleans Zephyrs on Sunday night.
Micah Hoffpauir went 4-for-4 with two doubles and four RBI for the I-Cubs, while Darwin Barney, Brad Snyder and Marquez Smith each notched multi-hit efforts.
The Cubs have now outscored the Zephyrs 22-4 through the first two games of the series.
Z's starter Rick VandenHurk fell to 4-4 on the year after allowing six runs on eight hits and three walks over five innings.
Jay Jackson (4-6) surrendered two runs on six hits over six innings to pick up the win for Iowa.
Three Zephyrs contributed multi-hit games, including Hector Luna, who extended his hit streak to 10 games with a 2-for-5 night.
Brett Carroll provided the lone runs for the Z's, launching a two-run homer off Jackson in the bottom of the third inning. The home run was the second for Carroll in the last three games.
The Z's and I-Cubs resume play tomorrow evening at 7:00 p.m., with Zephyrs righty Brian Lawrence (6-5, 4.35) opposing southpaw J.R. Mathes (6-5, 4.61) for the Cubs.
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