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Ortega, Perez and Cowart lead Salt Lake in win

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July 19th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Rafael Ortega had four hits, while Carlos Perez and Kaleb Cowart recorded three apiece as the Salt Lake Bees topped the Iowa Cubs 12-7 on Monday. Ortega tripled twice and singled twice, scoring a pair of runs while also driving home a couple. Perez doubled and singled twice, driving in three runs and scoring a pair. Iowa tied the game 3-3 in the second after John Andreoli hit a two-run single and Munenori Kawasaki scored on a ground out.

The Bees took the lead with four runs in the fifth inning, including a triple by Ortega that scored Cowart. Geoff Broussard (2-2) got the win in relief while Miguel Mejia (1-1) took the loss. Dan Vogelbach homered and singled three times for the Cubs. Taylor Davis tripled and singled.

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