Man, I never thought Boise, playing in the Pacific Time Zone, would be over before Peoria. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs lost to the New Orleans Zephyrs, 3-1. Starter J.R. Mathes took the loss, allowing the three runs, one of which was unearned, over his six inning start.  Mathes gave up seven hits. He didn't walk a batter and struck out three. Right fielder So Taguchi hit his third home run of the season in the first inning to give the I-Cubs an early lead. Taguchi was 2 for 4. T...