Captains drop second straight to Whitecaps
(Comstock Park, MI) - The Lake County Captains (19-23) will have to fight to avoid a sweep on Sunday after they fell for the second straight night to the West Michigan Whitecaps (22-19) on Saturday at Fifth Third Ballpark. West Michigan starter Jose Vasquez turned in a strong Midwest League
(Comstock Park, MI) - The Lake County Captains (19-23) will have to fight to avoid a sweep on Sunday after they fell for the second straight night to the West Michigan Whitecaps (22-19) on Saturday at Fifth Third Ballpark. West Michigan starter
Vasquez (1-0) held the Captains' bats relatively quiet en route to a victory in his first start of the season. The right-hander pitched five innings and allowed one run on six hits. His only blemish came in the third when
West Michigan scored at least a run for four innings in a row against Captains starter
The Whitecaps struck again in the third thanks to an error.
The fourth inning yielded another West Michigan run, this time keyed by a leadoff double. Bortles began the frame with a two-base hit to left field and later moved to third on a single by
West Michigan's streak continued with a run in the fifth. Tati issues another leadoff walk, this time to Burch who then stole second base. With two outs, Pearce doubled home Burch to push the Whitecaps' lead to 5-1.
Right-hander Nick Gallagher broke the Whitecaps' string of consecutive innings with a run when he blanked West Michigan in the sixth. The next inning, however, Rosa connected with a two-run home run to left field that completed the scoring.
Tati (0-2) suffered the loss after allowing five runs (four earned) over five innings. The right-hander gave up five hits, walked four and struck out two in his return to the Captains from High-A Lynchburg.
Lake County will try to avoid the sweep against West Michigan on Sunday afternoon. First pitch against West Michigan is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at Fifth Third Ballpark.
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