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from the Myrtle Beach Pelicans.

The early season departures forced the new roster after the All-Star Break to marinate slightly, but South Bend Cubs manager Lance Rymel knew the roster would be able to gel rapidly.

“It just shows our depth as an organization and the number of talented players that we actually have,” Rymel said. “Those guys that came up from Myrtle [Beach] did not miss a beat, and talking with the people from [Double-A] Tennessee, our guys that left didn’t miss a beat either. We were really happy with how it went.”

The new look Cubs stormed into the postseason with the best home record in the Midwest League, all thanks to the fans and environment every night at Four Winds Field.

Different from the last playoff run in 2019, the Midwest League Postseason is now two rounds as opposed to three. The first opponent that the Cubs would take on on their quest to the top? The first half West Division champion Cedar Rapids Kernels. Cedar Rapids dominated through the initial part of the campaign, but the Cubs erupted in the second half.

To no one’s surprise, Luis Devers was named the Game 1 starter in the Division Series. In every appearance that Devers made with South Bend in the regular season after being promoted from the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, he gave up one run or fewer. That continued into Game 1 at Four Winds Field.

Unlike Devers’ usual work though, he let the opposing offense get on the board first.

Pat Winkel crushed a home run to put Cedar Rapids up 1-0, but following that, Devers locked in. T`he 2022 Chicago Cubs Minor League Pitcher of the Year finished with six strong innings. To back him up, the Cubs offense did just enough.

It took until the 8th inning to plate their first run, but Pablo Aliendo laid down a perfect squeeze bunt to score Yohendrick Pinango. As high energy as Aliendo usually is, he sprinted up the first base line and caused Cedar Rapids pitcher Bobby Milacki to throw the ball away, allowing Aliendo to make it to second base. Later in the inning, Fabian Pertuz drove Aliendo in for the 2-1 lead.

In the 9th, Jake Reindl finished the game in exuberant fashion and struck out the side to give the Cubs a 1-0 series lead. After an off day, the series traveled west to Iowa.

Game 2 saw the Kernels come roaring back. Although South Bend got on the board first thanks to a Luis Verdugo RBI single in the 2nd inning, the Kernels showed a strong resilience at Perfect Game Field and rallied in the 5th inning with two crucial runs. That was after the previous half inning featured Pertuz crushing a long home run over the left field wall to give South Bend a brief lead. No runs were scored after the 5th, and the Kernels bullpen led them to the win and a 1-1 series tie.

Game 3 was set for the next evening. It was a warm and sunny night in Iowa, one of those days where you are trying to enjoy the remaining remnants of the summer. To the mound for the South Bend Cubs went fireballer Daniel Palencia. There were no ‘Narco’ trumpets played for Palencia since it was on the road, but he didn’t need the now famous Edwin Diaz song to pump him up that night.