Eric Stout kept the Mud Hens from scoring over the first three innings. giving up just one hit to go with three walks. Stout struck out four.
The next four Iowa relievers all gave up runs. The fifth, James Bourque, didn’t allow any runs of his own to score, but he let in two inherited runners thanks in large part to three wild pitches.
The loss went to Ben Leeper, who entered the game in the eighth inning. Leeper gave up an RBI double to former I-Cub Zack Short, but managed to get out of the eighth inning with Iowa still in the lead.