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Iowa Cubs hand Columbus Clippers second straight loss

Friday's game: Iowa 9, Columbus 5

Recap: Iowa used a five-run seventh inning to put the game out of reach. The Clippers scored once in the eighth and once in the ninth but could not make up the deficit. The Cubs got home runs from Mike Tauchman and Jake Slughter, and Slaughter was 2 for 4 with four RBIs. Columbus got homers from Brayan Rocchio and Raynel Delgado. Clippers starter Hunter Gaddis (0-1) allowed three earned runs on five hits in six innings.

Attendance: 7,353

Next game: 5:05 p.m. Saturday vs. Iowa (doubleheader) at Huntington Park

Watch: MiLB.TV

Radio: 95.1 FM/920 AM

Ticket info: Call 614-462-5250 or log on to clippersbaseball.com.

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Iowa Cubs hand Columbus Clippers second straight loss