MIDLAND, Mich. - Despite leading the way from the third inning on, the Great Lakes Loons were pushed to the brink by the Lake County Captains late as they hung on for a 5-4 win to snap a three-game losing streak on Friday night at Dow Diamond.With the score 5-2
MIDLAND, Mich. - Despite leading the way from the third inning on, the Great Lakes Loons were pushed to the brink by the Lake County Captains late as they hung on for a 5-4 win to snap a three-game losing streak on Friday night at Dow Diamond.
With the score 5-2 heading into the bottom of the eighth inning, Ulysses Cantu tagged Loons reliever Justin Hoyt (H, 1) for a double that scored Will Benson to cut the deficit to two. Midwest League All-Star Andre Scrubb (SV, 2) was then called upon out of the bullpen to try and close the game. After a run scored on a groundout by Oscar Gonzalez, he struck out Nolan Jones looking to end the game.
Brayan Morales and Marcus Chiu each had multi-hit games for the Loons (20-39), including a double for Chiu and triple for Morales. Romer Cuadrado provided some punch with a two-run double in the fifth and Starling Heredia proved to have the winning play as his infield single brought Cuadrado in to score the very next at-bat.
In his last outing against Lake County, Loons starter Alfredo Tavarez and received a no-decision tossing 4.2 innings allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits. Connor Strain (W, 2-0) followed Tavarez and had an excellent outing pitching 2.1 scoreless with two strikeouts.
Kirk McCarty (L, 1-5) picked up the loss for Lake County (25-36) after allowing four runs (all earned) on four hits with seven strikeouts.
The Loons will try to make it two in a row on Saturday night. The first 1,000 fans through the gates will receive a Corey Seager Bobblehead presented by MidMichigan Health. There will also be a Fireworks Loontacular presented by Chemical Bank following the game. The homestand is one of the longest of the season as the Loons will be at Dow Diamond through Thursday.
The Great Lakes Loons have been the Single-A partner of the Los Angeles Dodgers since the team's inception in 2007. Dow Diamond serves as the team's home and also houses the Michigan Baseball Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity, and ESPN 100.9-FM. For tickets or information about the Loons, call 989-837-BALL or visit Loons.com.
