Chris Mehring

The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers were down by a run with a runner at third and no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning on Sunday afternoon against the South Bend Cubs at Neuroscience Group Field. The runner was left stranded, and Wisconsin dropped a 5-4 decision to the Cubs. South Bend (34-53 overall, 11-10 second half) took the lead in the top of the second inning. Carter Trice doubled and stole third with one out.

The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers watched the South Bend Cubs hit ten home runs and win the first four games of this week’s six-game series at Neuroscience Group Field. Rattler hitters Hedbert Pérez and Kay-Lan Nicasia let the Cubs know how that felt as they both homered in the bottom of the seventh inning to erase a 2-0 deficit and propel Wisconsin to a 3-2 win on Saturday night. Tanner Gillis was the Wisconsin starting pitcher as he made his second appearance off the injured list.

Jefferson Rojas was too much for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Friday night. The #3 prospect in the Chicago Cubs minor league system hit a pair of homers to lead the South Bend Cubs to a 6-2 victory over the Rattlers at Neuroscience Group Field. Rojas gave the Cubs (33-52 overall, 10-9 second half) the lead two pitches into the game when South Bend’s lead-off hitter cracked an 0-1 pitch over the wall in left for his tenth home run of the season.