Right-hander Walker Powell has been promoted to Triple-A Iowa from Double-A Knoxville.

Outfielder Billy Hamilton joins the Iowa Cubs from Mesa.

Iowa Cubs

The Iowa Cubs lost to Indianapolis (Pirates), 5-2. The start of this game was delayed by 1 hour and 16 minutes because of rain.

Starter Jaxon Wiggins got the loss, but he only allowed one run on four hits over 2.2 innings. He struck out four and walked one. Wiggins threw 61 pitches, but only 36 were strikes.

Shortstop Nicky Lopez went 2 for 4 with a double.

Billy Hamilton pinch ran in the top of the eighth inning. He stole a base and then scored on a single by Dixon Machado. Machado went 1 for 3 with a walk.

Machado’s RBI single.

There were two outs, but I’ll give Rafael Morel credit for taking nothing for granted and hustling on

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