Iowa Cubs Wrap: April 1

The Iowa Cubs ran the Columbus Clippers (Guardians) aground, 4-3 in ten innings.

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Nick Neidert began for Iowa and he saved the Clippers in examine for 3 innings. However Columbus led off the fourth inning with a double and a single and he left with runners on first and third and no outs. Brendon Little relieved Little and each of these runners would come round to attain.

The ultimate line on Neidert was 3+ innings pitched, permitting two runs on 4 hits. One of many two runs was unearned. Neidert walked 4 and struck out three.

Little’s remaining line was two innings permitting no runs (however two inherited runners) on one hit. He walked one and had 4 strikeouts.

Iowa scored twice within the fifth inning to tie it up. Bryce Windham, in his Triple-A debut, had an RBI single and Matt Mervis hit a sacrifice fly.

Manuel Rodriguez got here on to get the final two outs of the eighth inning after which pitched the ninth. However the Clippers took a 3-2 lead within the high of the ninth off Rodriguez. His remaining line was one run on two hits over 1.2 innings. He struck out three and walked nobody.

Iowa was all the way down to their remaining strike when David Bote got here to the plate and did this.

I feel everybody thought that was a walkoff residence run, however the wind had different concepts. As a substitute, it simply tied the sport and despatched it to extras.

Tyler Duffey pitched the highest of the tenth and retired the aspect so as. He struck out one. Duffey acquired the win when Mervis, who began the tenth on second base, scored on a Jake Slaughter sacrifice fly.

Bote reached base each time he got here up right this moment, going 2 for two with three walks. And he had that key RBI double within the ninth.

Windham was 2 for 3 with an RBI in his Triple-A debut.

Third baseman Christopher Morel was just one for five with a double and a steal, however he did this on protection.