River Bandits swipe 2-1 win over Cubs in series opener
Davenport, IA: In a position to potentially take sole possession of the first playoff spot in the Midwest League Eastern Division standings, the South Bend Cubs entered Wednesday night's match-up against the Quad Cities River Bandits with an all-business mentality. But in a quick road game in the series opener,
Davenport, IA: In a position to potentially take sole possession of the first playoff spot in the Midwest League Eastern Division standings, the South Bend Cubs entered Wednesday night's match-up against the Quad Cities River Bandits with an all-business mentality. But in a quick road game in the series opener, the Cubs could not hold on and fell to Quad Cities 2-1 to begin the three game series.
South Bend starter
On a RBI sac fly from
Zinn eventually made it around to second base, giving center fielder
That would be all the Cubs would get in game one. As a team, South Bend left seven men on base. The River Bandits quickly answered back with a RBI single from Chandler Taylor in the 6th inning.
The one run advantage was all former Notre Dame Fighting Irish pitcher
In his South Bend debut, right hander
The Cubs will have the opportunity to tie the series tomorrow night at 7:35 p.m. ET when they face the River Bandits in game two of the series from Modern Woodmen Park.