Turley strikes out seven in River Cats’ 3-1 loss to Iowa Cubs

The River Cats’ final trip of the season hit a bump Thursday with a 3-1 loss to the Iowa Cubs in Des Moines.

Sacramento starting pitcher Nik Turley struggled early, giving up two runs in the first inning on a one-out single by Christian Villanueva.

But the 25-year-old left-hander (6-7) settled down to record his third consecutive quality outing. He gave up three runs on seven hits and struck out seven in six innings.

The River Cats (66-67) scored in the second inning on an RBI groundout by Nick Noonan.

For the second straight night, the River Cats struggled with runners in scoring position. They finished 0 for 5, all against Iowa starter Tsuyoshi Wada. He allowed one run on six hits in 62/3 innings.

The second game in the four-game series is scheduled for Friday at 5:08 p.m. with the Cats’ Ty Blach (11-10, 4.05) facing Dallas Beeler (6-5, 4.52).

This story was originally published August 27, 2015 at 8:23 PM with the headline "Turley strikes out seven in River Cats’ 3-1 loss to Iowa Cubs."