Happy Mother's Day.
Starter Carlos Pimentel cruised to an easy win with 5.2 scoreless innings. He allowed five hits and three walks. Pimentel struck out five.
Pimentel helped his own cause by going 2 for 3 with a two-run double in the fourth inning. Pimentel scored later that inning.
Iowa went up 14-0 after an eight-run fourth inning. Leading the way was catcher Taylor Teagarden, who hit a three-run home run and had an RBI single in the fourth. Overall, Teagarden was 2 for 3 with a walk and the four RBI.