'Caps Lose Middle Game of Series
LANSING, MI - The West Michigan Whitecaps gave up four home runs in the first five innings in a 7-3 loss to the Lansing Lugnuts Thursday night at Cooley Law School Stadium.The four home runs tied a franchise record for homers in a single game, with the last instance coming
LANSING, MI - The West Michigan Whitecaps gave up four home runs in the first five innings in a 7-3 loss to the Lansing Lugnuts Thursday night at Cooley Law School Stadium.
The four home runs tied a franchise record for homers in a single game, with the last instance coming on August 4, 2017, at Fort Wayne. The loss extends West Michigan's losing streak to four games.
The Lugnuts controlled the game nearly from the start as L.J. Talley launched his sixth home run of the season - a two-run shot - as Lansing grabbed a 2-0 lead.
Stadler (6-7) closes his season with his sixth victory, while Kirby (4-8) finished the contest giving up seven Lugnuts runs on eight hits and striking out six in his eighth loss of the year. West Michigan slips to 46-89 overall in 2019 and 25-41 in the Midwest League's second-half standings. Lansing improved to 66-69 and 34-32 in the back half of the 2019 season. Shortstop
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The Whitecaps conclude this three-game series against the Lansing Lugnuts from Cooley Law School Stadium on Friday at 7:05 pm.
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