By Josh Sperber, South Bend Cubs A back-and-forth game resulted in a thrilling extra-inning finish as South Bend claimed their third straight victory in walkoff
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.
The tabs I keep open in my browser have reached such a critical mass that I have to fire a ton of them off in the form of a Cubs Prospect Notes rather than dig into some of them individually. So enjoy a pile of prospecting bits …
⇒ The Cubs don’t qualify for competitive balance picks, and haven’t had any compensatory picks in a good long while, so their draft bonus pool remains lower than the actual spot where they’re drafting. And the difference between the teams with the top pools and the teams with the smallest pools remains enormous: