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W: Ryan Jensen (2-2, 3.57 ERA) L: Seth Shuman (0-1, 1.23 ERA) SV: Scott Kobos (1) BOX SCORE The South Bend Cubs (12-13) topped the Lansing Lugnuts (12-14) Wednesday night behind a great night on the mound from Cubs pitchers. Ryan Jensen (5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB,
South Bend Cubs post win at Lansing June 3, 2021
by Max Thoma, South Bend Cubs
The South Bend Cubs (12-13) topped the Lansing Lugnuts (12-14) Wednesday night behind a great night on the mound from Cubs pitchers.
Ryan Jensen (5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K) didn’t allow a hit and for the second time in his last three starts allowed just one baserunner in five innings of work.
Jose Albertos, Graham Lawson and Scott Kobos took it from there, combining to allow just one run in the final four innings. Kobos now has three total saves combined between Myrtle Beach and South Bend this season and hasn’t allowed a run yet over nine total appearances.
Cubs minor leagues: Get to know the South Bend Cubs
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Al Yellon
Our second stop in our preview of the Cubs minor league system takes us to South Bend and the Cubs “new” High-A affiliate, the South Bend Cubs.
Please note that this preview is based on the Opening Day rosters that were announced last Friday. It’s actually common to see some changes in the roster before Opening Day, as players either get hurt or get healthy in the meantime. Or in the world that we live in these days, they could be in quarantine. Let’s hope that last one doesn’t happen, but it might.
There’s Going to be a Lot of Velocity from the High-A South Bend Cubs This Year
The South Bend Cubs also announced their preliminary 30-man roster on Friday morning, as new Cubs minor league manager Michael Ryan will lead the squad beginning at home on Tuesday night. The first thing that jumps out at me: there is a lot of 96+ MPH velocity here.
The velocity will be headlined in the rotation by 2019 first-round pick Ryan Jensen and darling of Cubs blogdom Max Bain. The bullpen will have it in spades with Burl Carraway and Brandon Hughes from the left side, Ben Leeper and Eury Ramos from the right side. And that won’t be it.