PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
IOWA CUBS AT NEW ORLEANS ZEPHYRS
06/01/2026
 
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
IOWA CUBS AT NEW ORLEANS ZEPHYRS
GAME ID: 3667 - MONDAY, JUNE 1ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Iowa Cubs (25-27) 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 6 13 0
New Orleans Zephyrs (32-20) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0
Cubs Spill Zephyrs, 6-2
Iowa turned a good effort from starter Virgil Peterson into a win over the New Orleans Zephyrs at Zephyr Field. The final score was 6-2. The Cubs improved their record to 25-27 by beating New Orleans.

It could have been a different outcome for Iowa, had it not been for Kelvin Dennis, the 25-year old second baseman . Dennis contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the sixth inning to put Iowa up, 2-1.

Peterson pitched well, despite being a bit under the weather. "To be honest, I was sick before the game," he said. "Just a stomach bug."
IOWA BATTING LINESCORE NEW ORLEANS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cháves 1B 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 .264 1 20
P. Ferris RF 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .258 0 18
E. Stewart DH 3 0 2 2 1 1 1 .356 6 30
B. Smith LF 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .272 2 22
R. Knapp SS, 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .297 1 11
S. Martínez 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .305 0 10
   a-M. Ríos PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300 1 21
   c-M. Allen 2B, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 0 6
B. Henderson CF 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .256 6 25
N. Gardner C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .207 2 17
B. Talley 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .213 0 5
   b-K. Dennis PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .171 0 5
   d-Y. Peguero 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .196 0 9
Totals 39 6 13 6 3 8 19      
a - M. Ríos pinch hit for S. Martínez in the 6th
b - K. Dennis pinch hit for B. Talley in the 6th
c - M. Allen substituted for M. Ríos in the 6th
d - Y. Peguero substituted for K. Dennis in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Smith (10, 1st Inning off M. Armstrong, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Cháves (6, 6th Inning off J. Ward, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Henderson (7, 7th Inning off J. Gonzalez, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Stewart (13, 8th Inning off J. MacCombe, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. Ferris (10, 8th Inning off J. Gonzalez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cháves 2 , P. Ferris 3 , E. Stewart 3 , B. Smith 4 , M. Ríos , B. Henderson 3 , N. Gardner , K. Dennis
2-out RBI: J. Cháves , P. Ferris , E. Stewart 2 , B. Smith , K. Dennis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cháves , B. Smith , R. Knapp 2 , S. Martínez , N. Gardner
GIDP: M. Allen
Hit by Pitch: E. Stewart
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Ríos (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Martínez-Knapp-Cháves, Knapp-Martínez-Cháves, Knapp-Allen-Cháves)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Sierra CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .306 0 8
R. Flores DH 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .280 4 24
T. Thompson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .354 4 21
A. Rodríguez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .301 4 21
M. Gallagher 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .282 2 14
J. Arroyo SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269 0 7
J. Hoffman RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .375 0 0
   a-J. Wilson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 2 26
J. Kramer LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .234 0 12
A. Reed C 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .305 1 15
Totals 31 2 7 2 3 4 12      
a - J. Wilson pinch hit for J. Hoffman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Reed (17, 8th Inning off V. Peterson, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Flores (8, 8th Inning off V. Peterson, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Hoffman (1, 2nd Inning off V. Peterson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Flores 2 , M. Gallagher 2 , J. Hoffman 3 , J. Kramer , A. Reed 3
2-out RBI: J. Kramer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rodríguez
GIDP: A. Rodríguez , J. Arroyo 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rodríguez-Gallagher-Thompson)
IOWA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW ORLEANS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
V. Peterson W (4-1) 7.1 6 2 2 3 3 0 29 106 2.21   
S. García 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 15 3.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Peterson 58
Batters Faced: V. Peterson 29, S. García 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Peterson 7-10, S. García 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: V. Peterson 106-68, S. García 15-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. García 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Armstrong 4.2 5 1 1 2 4 0 22 88 4.09   
J. Ward L (3-1) 1.0 4 4 4 0 2 0 7 23 2.70   
J. Gonzalez 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 9 35 3.60   
J. MacCombe 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 15 3.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Armstrong 52
Batters Faced: M. Armstrong 22, J. Ward 7, J. Gonzalez 9, J. MacCombe 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Armstrong 5-5, J. Ward 0-1, J. Gonzalez 2-2, J. MacCombe 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Armstrong 88-54, J. Ward 23-15, J. Gonzalez 35-20, J. MacCombe 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ward 2-0 , J. Gonzalez 1-1 , J. MacCombe 1-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Armstrong
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Virgil Peterson
Ballpark: Zephyr Field
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:00 PM CT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 9917
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