Dragons rally and comeback to walk-off Cubs 5-4
Dayton, OH: As the series finale between the South Bend Cubs and Dayton Dragons turned for the bottom of the 9th inning, all signs pointed to the Cubs finishing off the series sweep after shutout performances the previous two days. With a 4-1 Cubs lead and Dayton down to their
Dayton, OH: As the series finale between the South Bend Cubs and Dayton Dragons turned for the bottom of the 9th inning, all signs pointed to the Cubs finishing off the series sweep after shutout performances the previous two days. With a 4-1 Cubs lead and Dayton down to their final three outs, the Dragons bats woke up and rallied to walk-off South Bend 5-4.
In the final game of the road trip, the Cubs used the long ball to their advantage after falling behind early 1-0. With Dayton's first inning run, South Bend's consecutive scoreless innings streak ended at 25 straight.
The Dragons lead was short-lived, as
To lead off the top of the 4th,
The offense backed up the pitching staff as the Cubs were forced to go to their bullpen early. Starter
Glowicki, who finished second in the Midwest League last season in saves with 18, came on and picked up right where he left off with three scoreless innings to keep the Cubs in the lead.
The birthday boy
With a 4-1 lead, the game went to the bottom of the 9th. It was the job of trusty right-hander
With the loss, the Cubs fall to 47-39 on the season and 10-8 in the second half. The club is off tomorrow night and then will begin a six game homestand at Four Winds Field on Wednesday at 7:05 PM. Wednesday's matchup is slated against the Kane County Cougars.