Cubs sweep Loons out of playoffs and advance to league championship with 7-3 win
Midland, MI: Since the South Bend Cubs fell to the Bowling Green Hot Rods at home on August 31 to officially become the Eastern Division wild card team, they have not looked back. The Cubs have not lost a game since that point and have now won four consecutive postseason
Midland, MI: Since the South Bend Cubs fell to the Bowling Green Hot Rods at home on August 31 to officially become the Eastern Division wild card team, they have not looked back. The Cubs have not lost a game since that point and have now won four consecutive postseason games to advance to the Midwest League championship series.
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In a 7-3 win at Dow Diamond in Midland against the Great Lakes Loons, South Bend officially punched their ticket to the championship series and will host both games one and two at Four Winds Field Wednesday and Thursday. Tickets are available now at SouthBendCubs.com with first pitch for both games set for 7:05 PM.
While the South Bend Cubs wait to see who their opponent is going to be for the championship, they will get in some much needed rest after winning both of their series on the road in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and now Midland, Michigan. The Cubs will face either the Cedar Rapids Kernels or the Clinton LumberKings in the final round. Those two clubs will finish their Western Division championship series tomorrow night.
Sunday night proved to be another high scoring affair for South Bend. In both games of the series against the Loons, they smacked at least 10 hits and brought in six runs.
Cubs starter
Casey escaped from multiple jams in his four innings of work. The right-hander's playoff debut featured a no-decision outcome and two strikeouts. A big part of the Loons lack of scoring in the series came as a result of their work with men in scoring position. In the two games, Great Lakes went 4/21 with runners in scoring position and they left 18 men on base in two games.
Out of the bullpen,
Great Lakes rallied late with two runs off of lefty
With the victory, South Bend will watch and see who their opponent will be for the championship series starting on Wednesday. The Cubs will put up their undefeated playoff record in the best of five series.