Down on the Farm: Iowa Cubs, Tennessee Smokies pick up victories

The Kane County Cougars are coming off a wild extra innings victory just last night against the Fort Wayne TinCaps. Tonight was also go into extra innings, but would the Cougars have it in them again to walk away with the victory? Let’s find out.

Cougars catcher Ben Carhart would give his team the 1-0 lead on a sacrifice fly to right field during the bottom of the first inning. TinCaps would take a one run lead after Jose Carlos Urena launched a two run home run to left field off Paul Blackburn during the top of the second inning. Cougars first baseman Jacob Rogers would even the score with a solo home run during the bottom of the second inning to right field, making it a 2-2 ball game through two innings.

Fast forward to the bottom of the sixth inning where the Kane County Cougars pick up a huge RBI single by Shawon Dunston to give them the 4-2 lead. TinCaps second baseman Fernando Perez would ground out to Rogers, which would allow Mallex Smith to come around to score to make it a 4-3 ball game during the top of the eighth inning. Fort Wayne catcher Dane Phillips would tie the ball game during the top of the ninth on a solo home run to right field. It was his first home run of the season.

And for the second day in a row, Kane County and Fort Wayne would enter extra innings. Quick look at the top of the 10th, Fernando Perez picked up another RBI on the night on a single to left field to make it 5-4 in extras. Phillips (who tied the ball game) would give the TinCaps a 7-4 lead after doubling to left field, allowing teammates Fernando Perez and Luis Tejada to score.

Kane County would be unable to pull out a win in extra innings tonight.

Winning pitcher tonight is Tayron Guerrero (1-0, 0.00 ERA), losing pitcher is Jose Arias (0-1, 2.08 ERA) and the save was picked up by Nick Mutz (1).

Final Score: TinCaps 7, Cougars 4.

Kane County falls to 3-3 on the year.