The red-hot Quad Cities River Bandits look for their third straight win over the host South Bend Cubs at Four Winds Field on Thursday night.
The Quad Cities River Bandits (13-4) own the best record the Midwest League, winning 11 of their last 12 games heading into Thursday night’s road contest against the South Bend Cubs (4-13) at Four Winds Field in South Bend. The Cubs occupy the basement in the West Division, already nine games back of the River Bandits, and have lost eight of their last nine. Quad Cities, the High-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals, boast the No. 3 and 4 prospects in the organization on the pitching staff in 21-year-old right-hander Ben Kudrna and 20-year-old lefty Frank Mozzicato. The Cubs, representing their parent Chicago Cubs, have 19-year-old shortstop Jefferson Rojas, the chain’s No. 8 prospect, per MLB Pipeline.
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Omar Hernandez cracked a three-run home run in the top of the sixth, powering the River Bandits to a 4-2 win on Wednesday. Dustin Dickerson added an RBI single in the second and Kudrna allowed two runs, one earned, in five innings. Catcher Carter Jensen leads the offense with a .333/.440/.540 slash line to go with two homers and 11 RBI.
Rojas finished 1-for-3 with a walk on Wednesday while Yohendrick Pinango produced a run-scoring groundout. South Bend out-hit Quad Cities 10-5 but was just 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position. Rojas is slashing .328/.371/.484 with two home runs and a team-high 11 RBI.
Steven Zobac (1-0), a 23-year-old right-hander, draws the start on Thursday for the River Bandits. In three starts and 15 innings, Zobac has a 1.20 ERA and 0.67 WHIP. The Cubs did not announce a starter.
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