Cubs Crush Loons 11-3
June 3, 2025 - Midwest League (MWL)
Great Lakes Loons News Release
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The Great Lakes Loons (27-25) permitted 11 runs on 13 hits and dropped the series opener to the South Bend Cubs (15-37) 11-3 on an 87-degree overcast Tuesday night at Four Winds Field.
- Brooks Auger, in his first appearance since May 9th, went three scoreless innings, permitting just one base runner.
- The Cubs would have their first of three multi-run innings in the fourth. South Bend got four straight hits, three of them RBI knocks, all against Cam Day. It was the first of four hits for both Cubs shortstop Cristian Hernandez and designated hitter Edgar Alvarez.
- The Loons would pull the deficit to one. A three-hit fifth was highlighted by a Nelson Quiroz RBI single. Great Lakes gained two in the sixth, Logan Wagner walked, and was driven in by a two-run longball from Jake Gelof. Gelof's third in his 18th game as a Loon.
- South Bend secured seven runs over the final two innings offensively. The seventh saw four runs, all coming with two outs. Carter Trice had a leadoff homer to left-center. Next came five straight reaches, the big hit a two-run bloop single by Andy Garriola.
- Reynaldo Yean allowed three runs, all scoring with two outs. Cristian Hernandez's fourth hit was a two-run double off the top of the wall in left field followed by an Edgar Alvarez single.
- The first nine and the final Loons batters were retired consecutively.
Rounding Things Out
Great Lakes is now 5-5 in series openers, with two of those losses coming on the road.
Up Next
Tomorrow Wednesday, June 4th, the Loons and Cubs face off at 7:05 pm.
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