Memphis Beat Iowa 8-5: Ed Easley Singles, Homers, & Drives In Three Runs; Randal Grichuk Doubles & Knocks In Two Runs; Oscar Taveras Collects Three Singles & Two RBIs

Individual Highlights:
Greg Garcia 1-for-3 with one double, two runs, one intentional walk, and one hit by pitch.
Randal Grichuk 1-for-4 with one double, two two-out RBIs, and one run.
Oscar Taveras 3-for-4 with two RBIs (one w/two-outs), one run, and one strikeout.
Xavier Scruggs 2-for-4 with two runs and assisted in three double plays.
Ed Easley 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBIs (one w/two-outs), one run, and one hit by pitch.
Jermaine Curtis 1-for-3 with one RBI, one run, one sac fly, and assisted in one double play.
Jose Almarante entered in the seventh and pitched two innings.  He allowed no hits or runs, one walk, and struck three out for the hold (1).  (p-s:26-17)(g/f:2-0)
Eric Fornataro entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, one walk, and struck one out for the save (1).  (p-s:13-6)(g/f:1-0)

Rough Outing:
Stephen Piscotty 0-for-4 with one strikeout, grounded into one double play, and one throwing error.
Luis Mateo 0-for-3 with one hit by pitch, one strikeout, and assisted in one double play.
Joey Butler 0-for-1 with one strikeout.
Tommy Pham 0-for-1 with one strikeout.
Tyler Lyons started and pitched six innings.  He allowed six hits, five earned runs, one home run, two walks, struck eight out, and assisted in one double play for the winning decision (1-0).  0-for-1 with one sacrifice.  (p-s:90-62)(g/f:6-2)

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