Cubs hold on and top Loons 4-3
Midland, MI: The Great Lakes Loons made it interesting against the South Bend Cubs on Saturday night from Dow Diamond with a late rally that cut the South Bend lead to just one run. Up 4-0 heading to the 9th, South Bend made two errors in the inning but held
Midland, MI: The Great Lakes Loons made it interesting against the South Bend Cubs on Saturday night from Dow Diamond with a late rally that cut the South Bend lead to just one run. Up 4-0 heading to the 9th, South Bend made two errors in the inning but held on and got past the late Loons comeback bid to win 4-3.
The Cubs had total control of the game most of the night thanks to a hot start at the plate and shutdown starting pitching by
Offensively, South Bend provided early run support with a big top of the 2nd inning against Great Lakes starter
South Bend scored their final run of the night when
Out of the bullpen,
Great Lakes made a valiant effort in the bottom of the 9th and almost completed their comeback. After two errors were made, the Loons received a double by
Medina shut the door after the Cogen at-bat by getting
With tonight's win, the Cubs improve to 67-55 on the season and separate themselves by a game over the Lansing Lugnuts for the wild card. Because of a Lansing loss, South Bend now leads the wild card by two games. Since Bowling Green also lost, the Cubs are now just two games back of first place in the Eastern Division.