Cubs’ pitcher Justin Steele made his first appearance on Major League rehab assignment since April of 2025 as the Iowa Cubs (56-75) fell to the Columbus Clippers (71-60) by a 6-2 score tonight at Huntington Park.
Steele made the start and worked 1.2 innings and allowed three runs (one earned) on four hits with two strikeouts.
The I-Cubs opened up the scoring in the second inning as Austin Wynns hit a sacrifice fly and Ethan Hearn doubled home a run to make it 2-0.
Columbus went on to score six unanswered runs to pick up the win.
Iowa will play at Columbus on Thursday for the third of a six-game series with first pitch slated for 5:35 p.m. CT. You can listen to all Iowa Cubs games on Hope AM940, 93.7 The Outlaw and stream every home game for free on the Bally Live App. For more information and tickets, visit www.iowacubs.com.