The Arizona Cubs played their final regular season game yesterday afternoon. They won that game, and that means they won the division title for the second half. The AZL Cubs of the Arizona Rookie League now advance to the playoffs.
These are really weird playoffs. The Arizona Rookie League sends six teams to the postseasons. Two of them get a first round bye, but since each round is one game, that bye is only one day long. In short, if the Cubs win three more games, they win the Arizona Rookie League in 2017.
In the Northwest League, a combination of a Eugene win and a Boise loss has propelled the Eugene Emeralds back into the playoffs. The Emeralds will earn the second half playoff ticket for their division and will have a shot to defend their 2016 Northwest League title.
Meanwhile, the South Bend Cubs dropped their first contest in Bowling Green. That means the Cubs cannot finish in third place and will not make playoffs. South Bend’s season will end on Monday.
Triple A: Iowa Cubs
Iowa 7, Omaha 3
Ten walks helped the Cubs turn six hits into seven runs.
Double A: Tennessee Smokies
Tennessee 4, Jackson 3
The Smokies rallied for three in the eighth to pick up the home win.
High A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Carolina 4, Myrtle Beach 0
It is not often we see these Pelicans be shut out.
Carolina 4, Myrtle Beach 3
The Pelicans were swept in the doubleheader.
Low A: South Bend Cubs
Bowling Green 5, South Bend 0
The Cubs were shutout in a must win game.
Short Season A: Eugene Emeralds
Eugene 8, Salem-Keizer 3
Eugene took the lead in the fourth and kept adding on from there.
Rookie: AZL Cubs
Cubs 6, Reds 1
The Cubs were helped by five Reds errors as they clinched the division.
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