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Cubs crush Timber Rattlers 9-2 to end homestand

Five Cubs pick up three hits each in Monday's win
By Brendan King
July 16, 2018

South Bend IN: In a Monday matinee from Four Winds Field, Ryan Lawlor became the third ever South Bend Cubs pitcher to strike out 11 batters in a game. With five innings of one run ball, Lawlor was backed up by a relentless Cubs offense that plated nine runs in

South Bend IN: In a Monday matinee from Four Winds Field, Ryan Lawlor became the third ever South Bend Cubs pitcher to strike out 11 batters in a game. With five innings of one run ball, Lawlor was backed up by a relentless Cubs offense that plated nine runs in the final game of a six game homestand. 

Eight South Bend hitters brought in RBI as the Cubs took the finale 9-2.
After dropping the previous two games of the series to Wisconsin, South Bend needed a good showing on Monday with an off day coming tomorrow, and a six game road trip beginning on Wednesday. Unlike the previous two games, the Cubs scored the game's first run. Three quick runs against starter Bowden Francis knocked him out of the game after just 1.2 innings. 
However, similar to the last two games, Wisconsin had an answer. The good news for the Cubs was they had the insurance runs to stay in the lead. Lawlor's only mistake came in the top of the 3rd, where the Timber Rattlers did not get a hit, but scored a run. With a walk and a wild pitch, the Cubs led 3-1. 
Lawlor exited by striking out the last six batters he faced. Striking out the side in both the 4th and 5th innings, the southpaw earned his first win in Cubs uniform. 
Even with the two run lead and a dominant pitching performance, the Cubs were not done. After Wisconsin scored seven runs in the 6th inning of yesterday's ballgame, the Cubs returned the favor on Monday. 
South Bend's offense exploded with five runs in the 6th inning against reliever Robbie Hitt. Hitt got a break on Monday, because even though he gave up six runs on nine hits, he still took a no-decision. 
The bottom third of the Cubs order did some serious damage against the sidearm thrower Hitt. Cam Balego, Rafael Narea, and Delvin Zinn each had three hits. For Zinn, he is heating up with three RBI in his past two games. Narea had two doubles, and Balego doubled once. 
The offensive outburst came when the Cubs needed it most. Starting catcher Miguel Amaya played in the Future's Game in Washington D.C. yesterday, so South Bend was without his services. The role players stepped up. And the pitching was dominant. 
South Bend's win puts them back at .500 on the season at 47-47. With an off day tomorrow, the Cubs will head out to Iowa to take on the Quad Cities River Bandits next. First pitch on Wednesday night is scheduled for 7:35 p.m.