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Soto Drowns Lake County in 6-2 Win

May 20, 2017

EASTLAKE, OH - Greg Soto continued to show why he's one of the best pitchers in the Midwest League as the West Michigan Whitecaps beat the Lake County Captains 6-2 in front of 4,475 fans Saturday night at Classic Park.Soto, a native of the Dominican Republic, struck out a career-high

EASTLAKE, OH - Greg Soto continued to show why he's one of the best pitchers in the Midwest League as the West Michigan Whitecaps beat the Lake County Captains 6-2 in front of 4,475 fans Saturday night at Classic Park.
Soto, a native of the Dominican Republic, struck out a career-high 12 batters in the victory while allowing just a run. Combined with reliever Jason Foley, the Whitecaps struck out 16 Captains on the night, setting a new season-high. As a team, the Whitecaps have allowed just two runs in their last two games.
The Whitecaps took an early lead on back-to-back RBI-doubles by Danny Pinero and Drew Longley to take a 2-0 advantage. With the score 2-1 in the fifth inning, the 'Caps scored two more in a frame highlighted by Danny Woodrow's run-scoring single to extend the lead to 4-1. Woodrow reached base four times in the ballgame. In the seventh, West Michigan plated another pair of runs featuring Blaise Salter's RBI-single to take a 6-1 lead. Meanwhile, Soto was cruising through seven innings of dominant work, allowing just one run on five hits and a walk while striking out 12. The left-hander shattered his previous career-high in strikeouts (8) and the Whitecaps 2017 team record - formerly set by Austin Sodders (10).
Tweet from @ThatDanHasty: A masterful performance from Greg Soto (7IP, 5H, 1R, 1BB, 12K) helps the @wmwhitecaps beat @LCCaptains 6-2. LISTEN: https://t.co/o0724NlO0Q
Soto (4-0) earned his fourth victory of the year, while Captains pitcher Aaron CIvale (2-3) allowed five runs in 6.1 innings in taking his third loss of the season. The Whitecaps improve to 28-14, while the Captains fall to 16-25. Catcher Drew Longley led the Whitecaps offense by going 3-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored, a double and an RBI in the victory.
UP NEXT
The Whitecaps finish this four-game series with the Lake County Captains Sunday afternoon at 1:30p.m. Pitcher Spenser Watkins returns to the Whitecaps to face Captains pitcher and 2015 first overall draft pick Brady Aiken. Broadcast coverage with Dan Hasty begins on the Whitecaps Baseball Network at 1:20p.m. Tickets can be reserved for any Whitecaps 2017 home contest by calling the Whitecaps front office at 616-784-4131 or by visiting www.whitecapsbaseball.com.
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