SOUTH BEND, IN - For the second straight night, the West Michigan Whitecaps offense remained quiet as part of a 4-2 loss to the South Bend Cubs on Friday night at Four Winds Field. The Whitecaps took the lead to begin the night when Garrett McCain slapped an RBI-single to
SOUTH BEND, IN - For the second straight night, the West Michigan Whitecaps offense remained quiet as part of a 4-2 loss to the South Bend Cubs on Friday night at Four Winds Field.
The Whitecaps took the lead to begin the night when Garrett McCain slapped an RBI-single to score Alexis Garcia and give West Michigan a 1-0 lead. McCain is hitting .309 in May after struggling to the tune of a .170 batting average in April. The Cubs wasted no time getting back in the contest, getting a run-scoring single by Jared Young before first baseman Rey Rivera dropped the baseball on a potential inning-ending double play to allow South Bend to score the go-ahead run and take a 2-1 advantage. Zach Davis plated another run with a single in the fourth. The score remained the same until the eighth when Rey Rivera blasted a run-scoring double to bring the deficit to 3-2, but the 'Caps stranded runners at first and third when Dylan Rosa grounded out to shortstop to end the frame.
'Caps starter Brad Bass (3-3) earned a quality start but took a tough-luck loss allowing three runs on seven hits in six innings while issuing a season-low one walk and striking out five. Cory Abbott (3-1) gave up just one run in six innings of his own to earn his third will of the year. Brian Glowicki pitched a scoreless 1.1 innings to finish the contest and earn his sixth save of the year. The loss drops the Whitecaps to 26-21, while the Cubs improve to 20-26. Cole Peterson singled in the third extended his team-best hitting streak to 13 games and led the 'Caps along with Rivera to provide two-hit efforts in the defeat. The 'Caps have scored just two runs in their last two games.
UP NEXT
The Whitecaps continue this trip against the South Bend Cubs from Four Winds Field Saturday at 7:05 pm. Pitcher Jose Vasquez gets his first road start for the Whitecaps against South Bend righty Erich Uelmen. Broadcast coverage with Dan Hasty begins on the Whitecaps Baseball Network at 6:55 pm. Tickets are available for any Whitecaps 2018 home contest by calling the Whitecaps front office at 616-784-4131 or by visiting www.whitecapsbaseball.com.
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