Late inning rally leads Cubs to 2-1 series finale win at Great Lakes
Midland, MI: It felt like 26 degrees at Dow Diamond in Midland, Michigan on Thursday night as the South Bend Cubs and Great Lakes Loons played the final game of their four game series. Great Lakes, who won two out of the first three including a walk-off win on Monday,
Midland, MI: It felt like 26 degrees at Dow Diamond in Midland, Michigan on Thursday night as the South Bend Cubs and Great Lakes Loons played the final game of their four game series. Great Lakes, who won two out of the first three including a walk-off win on Monday, seemed to have all the momentum rolling into Thursday. However, it was the Cubs taking the series finale 2-1.
Thanks to shut down pitching once again from right hander
Sierra, who extended his hitting streak to seven games, picked up his first Midwest League RBI and put the Cubs up 1-0. South Bend added another run in the top of the 8th to make it 2-0 on
The late inning heroics by the Cubs offense was almost put to bed after Great Lakes plated one run off of
Roberts worked a clean 9th inning to earn his second save of the year. With the win, the Cubs improve to 4-4 after the six game road trip. South Bend will now get some home cooking with a six game homestand.
The Lansing Lugnuts will come to town starting Friday night at 7:35. The Cubs will then host the Loons for three games beginning on Monday.