A casual fan's guide to the Iowa Cubs

• They're an affiliate of the Chicago Cubs — meaning prized prospects for the MLB team will often play in Des Moines, and we get the chance to see them.

Driving the news: The Cubs are going against the Omaha Storm Chasers, the Triple-A team for the Kansas City Royals.

State of play: The Iowa Cubs roster includes eight of Chicago's top 30 prospects.

• That includes pitcher Cade Horton, outfielder Owen Caissie, catcher Moises Ballesteros, second baseman James Triantos and outfielder Kevin Alcantara.
• They ended last season 68-82.

The big picture: There's a lot of fan involvement at Iowa Cubs games.

• When the Cubs get a home run, a 50-foot "geyser" goes off at the right-field corner and splashes people on the deck.
• They've got hot dog and T-shirt cannons — they're approaching 750,000 T-shirts given away, Iowa Cubs president Sam Bernabe tells Axios.

• During the seventh-inning stretch, everyone sings "Take Me Out to the Ballgame." But remember: "Root, root, root for the Cubbies."

Plus: You may hear yells of "yummy, yummy" coming from Alejandro Gomez, an Iowa Cubs vendor who walks around selling cotton candy and other items.

If you go: Tonight's game is at 7:08pm and tickets start at $13.50.

• They're also playing Saturday at 3:08pm and Sunday at 1:08pm. You can also listen live.

The bottom line: Go Cubbies!