DES MOINES, Iowa (Interstat) — Kohl Franklin allowed two hits over 4 2/3 scoreless innings and the Iowa Cubs defeated the Omaha Storm Chasers 7-3 on Wednesday at Principal Park.

Iowa broke open the game with six runs in the fifth inning. Jordan Nwogu doubled in Austin Wynns, Matt Shaw singled in Nwogu, and Justin Dean cleared the bases with a single, reaching on a right-field error as four runs scored. Chas McCormick added an RBI single in the seventh to extend the lead.

Gavin Cross hit a three-run homer in the sixth for Omaha, scoring Brett Squires and Peyton Wilson. Omaha managed five hits, while Iowa collected eight.

Luis Peralta earned the win in relief. Luke Little took the loss. Connor Noland recorded his first save with 3 1/3 innings of one-run relief. Franklin struck out seven. An announced attendance of 4,122 watched the game, which lasted 2 hours, 30 minutes.

Iowa improved to 52-74. Omaha fell to 60-66.