EASTLAKE, OH - The West Michigan Whitecaps erased a five-run deficit on Monday night and used nine unanswered runs to beat the Lake County Captains 9-5 in 10 innings at Classic Park Monday night.Tweet from @wmwhitecaps: We erase a five-run deficit to rally for a 9-5 win in 10 innings!
EASTLAKE, OH - The West Michigan Whitecaps erased a five-run deficit on Monday night and used nine unanswered runs to beat the Lake County Captains 9-5 in 10 innings at Classic Park Monday night.
The game featured the Whitecaps debut of top Detroit Tigers prospect Matt Manning; whose night ended after allowing four runs on three hits while walking three and striking out three in the contest.
Manning pitched a scoreless first inning before running into a tough Lake County offense in the second. A two-run triple by Miguel Eladio, followed by Luke Wakamatsu's two-run double helped forced Manning from the contest after tossing 30 pitches in the frame. After the Captains plated a run in the third to extend the lead to 5-0, the Whitecaps slowly chipped away at their five-run deficit. After scoring a run in the fourth, Derek Hill's RBI-single highlighted a two-run fifth inning. In the seventh, Cole Bauml delivered a run with a groundout to bring West Michigan within a run. In the ninth, Drew Longley's sacrifice fly scored Isaac Paredes to tie the game at five.
In the tenth, Derek Hill walked to begin the inning and scored on a fielder's choice to help West Michigan take a 6-5 lead. Isaac Paredes followed with an opposite-field three-run homer to give the Whitecaps a 9-5 lead.
Evan Hill (1-0) pitched sensationally in relief, striking out four batters in 2.1 scoreless innings to get his first victory, while Ryder Ryan (3-4) took his fourth loss after giving up five runs in the late innings. The Whitecaps record moves to 31-12 in the second half, and 76-34 overall while the Captains sit at 46-67 overall with a 19-25 mark in the back half of 2017.
UP NEXT
The Whitecaps conclude their roadtrip with the final game of this series against the Lake County Captains Tuesday at 12:00p.m. Pitcher Spenser Watkins returns from the disabled list to make the start on the mound against Lake County's Luis Jimenez. Broadcast coverage with Dan Hasty begins on the Whitecaps Baseball Network at 11:50a.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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