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Cubs Drop 7th Straight in 10-3 Series Opener Loss to Lansing

August 1, 2018 - Midwest League (MWL1)
South Bend Cubs News Release


Lansing, MI: The South Bend Cubs are just 1-9 in their past 10 games. For a team that is struggling to score runs over the past week and a half, South Bend was not able to keep the Lansing Lugnuts bats quiet in their series opener on Wednesday night. Dropping game one by a final of 10-3, the Cubs have now lost seven games in a row, including all five games so far on the road trip.

Sending Midwest League All-Star Javier Assad to the mound in the opener, the Cubs struggled to give the right hander early run support. Lansing got on the board first with the help of a two run home run by Ryan Noda in the bottom of the 1st inning. Very quickly, it became a 2-0 Lugnuts lead.

The Cubs fired back and looked to mount a comeback as they plated a run in the top of the 3rd, making the game 2-1. But that rally was immediately answered by seven straight runs by Lansing in the bottom of the 4th inning.

Assad was pulled from the game with one out in the 4th. He takes his sixth loss of the season with eight runs allowed on five hits. The 21-year-old walked four batters and struck out three. Shining for the Lugnuts was Noda, who finished his night with two home runs. With two runs scored and five RBI, Noda brings his batting average up to .259.

For South Bend, Zach Davis produced a two hit night batting in the two hole for the first time this season. Jimmy Herron, Clayton Daniel, and Brandon Hughes brought in the three Cubs runs.

With the loss, the Cubs fall to 51-57 overall and 17-22 in the second half. They will hope to break the skid and even up the series tomorrow night in game two against the Lugnuts. First pitch from Cooley Law School Stadium is set for 7:05 PM.

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