South Bend's rally comes up short in late night loss to TinCaps

Fort Wayne, IN: In what was supposed to be another make-up game doubleheader, the South Bend Cubs and Fort Wayne TinCaps got going three hours later than anticipated on Friday night from Parkview Field. For the third straight day, rain plummeted on the playing surface and the Cubs and TinCaps did not get started until 9:20 PM.

But after the long delay, both teams played a late night ballgame and the TinCaps prevailed over the Cubs by surviving a late rally and taking the game 6-5.
For the second straight game, South Bend got on the board first against lefty starter Tom Cosgrove. Despite a career day from Cosgrove, the Cubs found a way to take the lead in the top of the 3rd inning. Cosgrove finished with a career high 11 strikeouts on Friday. Overall, the Cubs struck out 14 times in the game.
The TinCaps quickly answered with four straight runs to make it a 4-1 game. In the top of the 7th, the tides turned again when Delvin Zinn hit a two run triple off the left-center field wall. Shortly after, Miguel Amaya brought in his only RBI of the night on a groundout. It was a 4-4 game heading to the bottom of the 7th.
But again, Fort Wayne had an answer. They rapidly reclaimed the lead thanks to two runs in the bottom of the 7th.
In the 9th, the Cubs found themselves down 6-4. After scoring a run to cut the lead in half, the Cubs had the bases loaded with just one out. Unfortunately, on a bouncer up the middle, Austin Filiere grounded into a game ending double play turned by the shortstop Gabriel Arias.
With the 6-5 loss, South Bend falls to 56-66 overall on the season. Starting tomorrow, they will open a three game series against the Great Lakes Loons. First pitch from Four Winds Field is set for 7:05 PM.