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Rademacher, Federowicz lift Iowa over Memphis 7-2

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August 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bijan Rademacher homered and doubled, scoring two runs as the Iowa Cubs beat the Memphis Redbirds 7-2 on Monday. Tim Federowicz homered and singled with two RBIs for Iowa. Iowa went up 2-0 in the fifth after Munenori Kawasaki hit an RBI triple, driving in John Andreoli.

The Cubs later added four runs in the sixth and one in the eighth. In the sixth, Federowicz hit a two-run home run, while Rademacher hit a solo home run in the eighth. Armando Rivero (4-3) got the win with two innings of scoreless relief while Memphis starter Kurt Heyer (2-3) took the loss in the Pacific Coast League game.