Cubs Drop Series-Opener in Lansing
June 1, 2021 - Midwest League (MWL)
South Bend Cubs News Release
The South Bend Cubs (11-13) dropped game one of their six-game set with the Lansing Lugnuts (12-13) at Jackson Field on Tuesday night.
It was a very different looking lineup and roster for the Cubs after they had five players promoted to double-a Tennessee earlier in the day. Chase Strumpf, Brennen Davis, Peyton Remy, Brandon Hughes and Matteo Bocchi all got the call up to the next level and in corresponding fashion South Bend added five new players to the roster today; Bryan Serra, Edmond Americaan, Jose Albertos, Eduarniel Nunez and Scott Kobos.
Lansing got to the Cubs starter Derek Casey in the first, scoring a run on a Williams Simoneit ground out and a base hit off the bat of top-20 Oakland A's prospect Austin Beck.
The Cubs responded with one run in the fourth and it was one of the new guys coming through with a big base hit. Americaan, who batted leadoff tonight, laced a triple to the wall in right center to drive home Bryce Windham and get South Bend on the board.
Derek Casey found a bit of a grove allowing just one run in his last four innings of work and the bullpen combined for three shutout innings between Juan Gámez and Eury Ramos to keep things close.
Jake Washer lined a base hit to right behind 0-2 in the count to score Delvin Zinn in the sixth and bring the Cubs within one. But that's as close as they'd come.
Between his time in Myrtle Beach and now in South Bend, Americaan extended his current hit streak to 10 games.
Next Up: RHP Ryan Jensen (1-2, 4.97 ERA) vs. LHP Brady Basso (0-2, 4.61 ERA)/RHP Shohei Tomioka (2-2, .00 ERA).
South Bend returns home for a six-game series starting on June 8 at 7:05 p.m. ET vs the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. Bring your furry friends to the ballpark for Tail Wagging Tuesday, or preorder a Triple Day Tuesday ticket package, which includes a game ticket, jumbo hot dog, and 16 oz. fountain soda for just $12!
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