Drew Rucinski gave up five runs in the second inning and two in the third to get the loss. The final line on Rucinski was seven runs on eight hits over six innings. He did strike out six and he walked no one.
Third baseman Jeimer Candelario hit a two-run home run in the top of the eighth as the I-Cubs attempted a comeback. It was Candelario's ninth home run this season and fifth with Iowa. He was 2 for 5 with three total RBI on the night.