MIDWEST LEAGUE
SOUTH BEND CUBS AT FORT WAYNE TINCAPS
07/04/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
SOUTH BEND CUBS AT FORT WAYNE TINCAPS
GAME ID: 9688 - SATURDAY, JULY 4TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
South Bend Cubs (31-49) 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 6 14 2
Fort Wayne TinCaps (16-64) 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 13 0
TinCaps Stumble, Losing to Cubs, 6-5
The South Bend Cubs defeated the Fort Wayne TinCaps, 6-5. Doing his part was center fielder Phil Lind, who went 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Rinaldo Saro earned the win for South Bend. He lasted 7 innings, allowing 4 runs on 12 hits, while striking out 3. With the win, he raised his record to 7-7. The Cubs sport a record of 31-49.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for José Bernal? The 21-year old second baseman Bernal stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning to put South Bend up, 6-4. For the game, he was 3 for 5, including 1 double and 2 singles.

"Trying isn't good enough in this league," said Bernal. "You've got to get results."
SOUTH BEND BATTING LINESCORE FORT WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Guerra RF 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 .296 3 21
R. McIntosh 1B, C 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .323 3 23
B. Lambert C 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .245 3 24
   a-W. Wells 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 1 7
P. Lind CF 4 2 3 2 1 1 0 .357 8 56
A. Contreras LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 3 .273 5 29
J. Bernal 3B 5 0 3 1 0 1 2 .352 3 22
N. Armitage SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .235 2 7
A. Davis DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .280 9 35
Y. Liu 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .193 1 9
Totals 39 6 14 6 4 9 23      
a - W. Wells substituted for B. Lambert in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bernal (17, 2nd Inning off R. Nelson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Lind (8, 2nd Inning off R. Nelson, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Liu (1, 3rd Inning off R. Nelson, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Contreras (5, 4th Inning off R. Nelson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Guerra 2 , P. Lind 6 , A. Contreras 6 , J. Bernal 4 , A. Davis 2 , Y. Liu 4
2-out RBI: P. Lind , A. Contreras , J. Bernal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Contreras , N. Armitage 2 , A. Davis
GIDP: R. McIntosh 2
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: R. McIntosh (4) , N. Armitage (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Armitage-Liu-McIntosh)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pérez SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .193 0 3
C. Peña RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .218 5 22
E. Galló 1B 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 .302 1 12
T. Hopkins LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .299 3 7
D. Vega C 4 0 4 2 0 0 2 .359 9 40
R. Whelan CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 8 .205 1 5
R. Herrera DH 3 2 2 1 2 0 1 .251 3 16
O. Ovalle 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .235 0 3
   a-K. Harper PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .254 1 9
A. Orozco 3B 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .275 2 8
Totals 38 5 13 5 3 4 25      
a - K. Harper pinch hit for O. Ovalle in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Vega (22, 3rd Inning off R. Saro, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Herrera (7, 4th Inning off R. Saro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Herrera (3, 6th Inning off R. Saro, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Peña 2 , E. Galló 3 , T. Hopkins , D. Vega 5 , R. Herrera 6 , A. Orozco
2-out RBI: T. Hopkins , D. Vega
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Whelan 2 , K. Harper
GIDP: T. Hopkins
Sac Fly: D. Vega , A. Orozco
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Orozco-Ovalle-Galló, Orozco-Ovalle-Galló)
SOUTH BEND PITCHING LINESCORE FORT WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Saro W (7-7) 7.0 12 4 2 0 3 1 33 117 3.99   
M. Kerklaan H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 13 4.72   
M. Tillman SV (5) 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 7 24 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Saro 44
Batters Faced: R. Saro 33, M. Kerklaan 4, M. Tillman 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Saro 7-10, M. Kerklaan 0-2, M. Tillman 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Saro 117-80, M. Kerklaan 13-9, M. Tillman 24-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Nelson 4.2 5 4 4 3 5 3 21 87 5.60   
R. Anderson L (0-1) 2.0 5 2 2 1 1 0 12 50 9.74   
D. Ávila 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 16 7.49   
A. bin Sadaqat 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 28 1.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Nelson 40
Batters Faced: R. Nelson 21, R. Anderson 12, D. Ávila 5, A. bin Sadaqat 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Nelson 5-3, R. Anderson 1-4, D. Ávila 1-0, A. bin Sadaqat 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Nelson 87-49, R. Anderson 50-33, D. Ávila 16-12, A. bin Sadaqat 28-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Anderson 3-1 , D. Ávila 2-0
WP: R. Anderson , A. bin Sadaqat
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Phil Lind
Ballpark: Parkview Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 6097
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