PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
IOWA CUBS AT EL PASO CHIHUAHUAS
05/26/2110
 
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
IOWA CUBS AT EL PASO CHIHUAHUAS
GAME ID: 3609 - MONDAY, MAY 26TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Iowa Cubs (22-22) 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 9 0
El Paso Chihuahuas (22-23) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 0
Cubs Subdue El Paso, 5-3
Thanks in large part to first baseman Adam McCloskey, the Iowa Cubs beat the El Paso Chihuahuas, 5-3. McCloskey went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. Jose Colon got the win, improving to 5-2. He worked 7 innings, giving up 3 runs on 9 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 2. With the win, the Cubs have a record of 22-22.

Iowa won the game in part because of Willie Lopez. The center fielder ripped a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Cubs ahead, 2-0. For the game, Lopez had 1 double and 1 home run in 4 at-bats.

"Winning makes the heart grow fonder -- for more winning," said Lopez, cracking a smile.
IOWA BATTING LINESCORE EL PASO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Pass 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .258 3 16
T. O'Connor SS 3 1 0 0 1 3 1 .261 4 21
A. McCloskey 1B 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .302 5 21
W. Lopez CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .270 5 19
P. Jones LF 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .302 3 20
J. Serrano RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .200 0 4
C. Howard 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .284 0 10
M. Castaneda DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .284 4 15
B. Richardson C 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .266 2 16
Totals 33 5 9 5 3 8 9      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Lopez (7, 6th Inning off M. Ayers, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Jones (12, 6th Inning off M. Ayers, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Lopez (5, 1st Inning off E. Owens, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. McCloskey (5, 3rd Inning off F. Scola, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Pass , A. McCloskey 6 , W. Lopez 6 , P. Jones 4
2-out RBI: W. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Howard , M. Castaneda
GIDP: T. Pass , W. Lopez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: T. O'Connor (9)
CS: T. Pass (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Howard-O'Connor-McCloskey)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Podolak SS 5 1 1 2 0 2 1 .240 1 16
K. Jones 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .256 4 17
A. Alfarela DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .180 2 9
L. Guzman 3B 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .266 2 8
M. Mondragon 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .217 5 16
H. Avila RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .290 3 15
C. Pitts LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .176 4 13
J. Hencleeday CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .258 3 12
S. Neidigh C 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .280 0 3
   a-J. Meertens PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 7 29
Totals 35 3 9 3 3 7 17      
a - J. Meertens pinch hit for S. Neidigh in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Podolak (1, 3rd Inning off J. Colon, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Guzman (2, 8th Inning off J. Colon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Podolak 4 , K. Jones , L. Guzman 6 , M. Mondragon , H. Avila 2 , S. Neidigh
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hencleeday , S. Neidigh 2
GIDP: J. Hencleeday
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Guzman-Jones-Mondragon, Jones-Podolak-Mondragon)
IOWA PITCHING LINESCORE EL PASO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Colon W (5-2) 7.0 9 3 3 2 3 2 112 4.37   
D. Petti SV (9) 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 31 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Colon 48
Batters Faced: J. Colon 31, D. Petti 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Colon 6-11, D. Petti 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Colon 112-67, D. Petti 31-21
WP: J. Colon 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Owens L (0-2) 2.0 3 2 2 2 1 1 50 8.49   
F. Scola 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 39 2.08   
M. Ayers 2.2 2 1 1 0 3 0 39 3.29   
B. Rhea 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 30 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Owens 37
Batters Faced: E. Owens 10, F. Scola 9, M. Ayers 9, B. Rhea 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Owens 3-1, F. Scola 2-3, M. Ayers 3-1, B. Rhea 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Owens 50-29, F. Scola 39-23, M. Ayers 39-24, B. Rhea 30-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Ayers 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Adam McCloskey
Ballpark: Southwest University park
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 7443
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