{"id":258117,"date":"2026-08-03T05:08:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T05:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/258117\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T05:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T05:08:12","slug":"railriders-finish-dominant-sweep-of-iowa-outscoring-cubs-50-18-in-six-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/258117\/","title":{"rendered":"RailRiders finish dominant sweep of Iowa, outscoring Cubs 50-18 in six games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders topped the Iowa Cubs 13-3 at Principal Park on Sunday afternoon to cap a six-game series sweep and win their seventh straight. Seven players had at least two hits as the RailRiders collected a season-high 20 hits to seal the sweep.<\/p>\n<p>J.C. Escarra towered a 396-foot home run off Jace Beck in the top of the first for a 1-0 lead, but the Cubs leveled the score on an RBI groundout from Kevin Alc\u00e1ntara.<\/p>\n<p>Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre built a 5-1 lead in the top of the second. George Lombard Jr.\u2019s sac fly gave the RailRiders a 2-1 edge. Escarra\u2019s RBI double drove in Duke Ellis, and Marco Luciano\u2019s second homer of the series extended the lead to four runs.<\/p>\n<p>The RailRiders added three more in the fourth. Lombard tripled, extending his on-base streak to 30 straight. Escarra\u2019s third hit of the day plated Lombard and Oswaldo Cabrera\u2019s two-out homer to right-center extended the lead to 8-1.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathon Long\u2019s solo home run in the fifth narrowed the Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre advantage to six runs.<\/p>\n<p>In the sixth, Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre sent 10 batters to the plate, scoring five runs on five hits to take a 13-2 lead. A sac fly from Yanquiel Fern\u00e1ndez, a two-run homer from Christian Bethancourt and a two-run double by Lombard extended the lead further.<\/p>\n<p>Iowa added a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth.<\/p>\n<p>Dom Hamel worked three innings, allowing one unearned run on one hit with two strikeouts. Chris Kean (1-0) allowed a run on two hits in the win. Beck (0-1) surrendered the first five runs in the loss.<\/p>\n<p>The RailRiders hit .343 during the series at Iowa, outscoring the Cubs 50-18 thanks in part to 11 home runs over the course of the week.<\/p>\n<p>Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre returns to PNC Field on Tuesday for a six-game set against the Rochester Red Wings.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 300px; margin: 5px auto -5px; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/slj-article-box-img-1.webp\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 9px 3px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4;\">Local journalism matters, and your support makes it possible. You can help sustain this work by making a donation or choosing one of our subscription options. 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