301 on the year with Iowa and pushed it to. His 2-for-4 game brought his batting average to. With Iowa trailing 6-2 in the eighth inning, Mervis crushed a two-run home run that carried over the roof in right field, bringing Iowa back within two runs of the Clippers. KEEP IT GOING: Matt Mervis extended his hitting streak to 11 games with his single in the sixth inning last night, but it was his next at-bat that drew the attention of everybody at Huntington Park. With their two-run loss last night, Iowa has now been outscored by Columbus by 28 runs through their first 15 games this year, at 99-71. Iowa is 5-13 at Principal Park against the Clippers all-time, holding an overall all-time record of just 9-18 against Columbus. 500 mark against the Clippers not only in their current series, but also all-time here at Huntington Park, where they are now 4-5. After falling 7-5 last night, Iowa dropped to 5-10 against Columbus this year, going 4-8 at Principal Park while going 1-2 here at Huntington Park.
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Alzolay then hit a batter and was taken out of the game, getting tagged for four earned runs on four hits and two walks over his 1.2 innings of work.ĪGAINST COLUMBUS: The I-Cubs and Clippers are set to play game four of their six-game series tonight, with Columbus holding a 2-1 series lead entering tonight's contest. He retired the first batter he faced, but then allowed a walk, two doubles and two singles before recording another out. The second inning, however, did not go as smoothly.
Alzolay breezed through the first inning, getting two ground outs and a fly out to work around a walk, throwing a scoreless frame. After allowing just one earned run over two innings while striking out six in his first rehab start, the righty got touched-up for four runs in just 1.2 innings last night. NOT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR: Adbert Alzolay made his second start for Iowa on Major League rehab last night and did not get the result he was looking for. His 140 hits on the year put him tied for fourth among all Minor League players this year, just four shy of the lead. The outfielder now has 140 hits this year after recording 57 hits in 44 games with Double-A Tennessee where he started the year. Hill, who is tied with Young with 83 hits, has played in just 66 games for Iowa this year, 24 less than Crook and 33 less than Young. Crook holds the team lead with his 86 hits in 90 games with Iowa, while Young has recorded his 83 hits in 99 games for the I-Cubs. The big difference between Hill, Crook and Jared Young who Hill is currently tied with, is the amount of games they have played with Iowa. Hill enters tonight's game tied for second on the active roster with 83 hits, three shy of Narciso Crook who sits atop Iowa's active roster with 86 base knocks on the year. THREE MORE FOR THE TIE: With his 1-for-4 game from the top of lineup last night, Darius Hill is now just three hits away from the team-lead. The right-hander is set to make his fourth start of the year against Iowa, allowing just four earned runs on 19 hits and six walks compared to 11 strikeouts over his first three games and 16.1 innings against the I-Cubs this year. He has allowed just 44 earned runs on 110 hits and 47 walks, striking out 92 batters over that span. Battenfield has thrown more innings than anybody else on either roster, entering tonight's contest with 132.0 innings under his belt on the year. On the other side, Peyton Battenfield will take the ball for Columbus, scheduled to make his team-leading 24th start of the year for the Clippers. Tonight will mark his second start of the year against the Clippers, as he allowed two earned runs on three hits over five innings pitched back on May 21. 189 against Swarmer this year, as he has done a good job of limiting the damage all season. The righty has allowed 18 earned runs on 42 hits and 24 walks over 61.0 innings, striking out 68 batters over that span. Swarmer is 3-2 with a 2.66 ERA through 16 games including 10 starts. TONIGHT'S GAME: Iowa and Columbus are set to play game four of their six-game series tonight, with Matt Swarmer taking the ball for Iowa. IOWA CUBS (57-69) COLUMBUS CLIPPERS (73-51)įriday - 6:05 PM CT - Huntington Park - Columbus, OH SeptemInternational League (IL) - Iowa Cubs News Release
September 2 Game Notes: Iowa Cubs at Columbus Clippers
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