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Iowa 10, at Omaha 2

Friday, September 18, 2026 · Final · International League (AAA)

Iowa Cubs power past Omaha Storm Chasers in doubleheader opener

PAPILLION, Neb. (Interstat) — Braxton Garrett struck out six over five innings as the Iowa Cubs beat the Omaha Storm Chasers 10-2 on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, in the first game of an International League (AAA) doubleheader at Werner Park. Garrett allowed one earned run on five hits and one walk to earn the win and improve to 8-6. Henry Williams took the loss, yielding two earned runs on five hits with six strikeouts over five innings, falling to 7-8. Iowa collected 12 hits. BJ Murray Jr. hit a grand slam and drove in four runs. Jordan Nwogu and Chas McCormick each went 2 for 4 with an RBI. Ben Cowles was 2 for 3 with an RBI, and Jackson Cluff doubled and drove in a run. Jayden Murray struck out five in two innings of relief. Omar Hernandez homered and drove in a run. Iowa scored two runs in the third inning and eight in the fifth. Omaha scored once in the fourth and once in the sixth. The game lasted 2 hours, 20 minutes and drew 5,603. Iowa moved to 60-80-3. Omaha fell to 62-79-1.