51s beat Iowa Cubs on road, 9-4
■ WINNING/LOSING PITCHER: 51s, Zack Wheeler (3-1); Cubs, Guillermo Moscoso (2-1)
■ HIGHLIGHTS: At Des Moines, Iowa, Collin Cowgill’s two-out grand slam in the fourth inning gave the 51s an 8-2 lead. ... Also for Las Vegas (21-23), Francisco Pena went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs, and Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit a leadoff homer. ... Zack Wheeler picked up his third consecutive victory and his third in four starts. His ERA is 2.16 over that span. ... The Cubs (18-25) hit three one-run homers. ... Las Vegas will go for the series split today. The Cubs won the first two games by a run each, but they haven’t won a four-game series this season. It’s the last meeting of the season between these teams.
■ NEXT: 51s (RHP Matt Fox, 1-0, 5.40 ERA) at Cubs (LHP Chris Rusin, 2-4, 4.33), 10:05 a.m. PDT today, KBAD-AM (920)
