The Iowa Cubs shattered the Louisville Bats (Reds) 5-4. The two teams split the six-game series with three wins each.
Starter Matt Swarmer got good results, but he did have to throw a lot of pitches to get there (67), so he only went 3.2 innings. He allowed one run on three hits. Swarmer walked two and struck out five.
Steven Brault, pitching in a rehab assignment, was awarded the win because Swarmer didn’t go five innings. Brault faced four batters and retired them all. He struck out one.
After reliever Jonathan Holder loaded the bases with one out in the eighth, Ben Leeper got called upon for the five-out save of a one-run lead.