Bats Quiet in 'Caps Loss
April 16, 2019 - Midwest League (MWL1)
West Michigan Whitecaps News Release
COMSTOCK PARK, MI - For the second straight night, a late-inning rally off West Michigan Whitecaps pitching enabled the Lansing Lugnuts to take a 5-2 victory on Tuesday night at Fifth Third Ballpark.
Monday's 6-2 Whitecaps loss saw Lansing power for four runs in the tenth inning, but on Tuesday, the Lugnuts broke through in the seventh as Lansing produced three runs to break a 2-2 tie. Both teams put up single runs in both the third and fourth innings. Whitecaps starter Kacey Murphy gave up three hits and two runs through the first four frames in his second start of 2019. John Valente touched up Lugnuts starter Joey Murray for an RBI-single in the third, and Avery Tuck followed with a run-scoring single an inning later to even the game at two. The score remained tied until Lansing used a solo home run by Hagen Danner and a two-run single by Jordan Groshans off "Caps reliever Sandel De La Cruz to take a 5-2 lead. Reece Hampton and Jordan Pearce worked two-out walks in the eighth inning, but Lansing reliever Marcus Reyes struck out Nick Ames to end the potential rally.
Murray (2-1) took the win in the longest start of his professional career, recording eight strikeouts and scattering four hits in seven impressive frames. De La Cruz (0-1) gave up three earned runs in two innings of work and absorbed the loss. Murphy pitched 4.2 innings, giving up three hits, only one earned run, three walks and four strikeouts for the Whitecaps. Drew Crosby worked 2.1 innings, struck out four and threw 55 pitches in relief for the "Caps, the most ever in his 44 career minor league games. Connor Law worked a scoreless ninth and struck out the side around taking a line drive off his chest during an infield single by Parker Meadows to earn his first save of the season. With only five hits in the loss, the West Michigan bats are now hitting .201 as a team in the four-game homestand. With their fourth straight defeat, the Whitecaps record stands at 5-7 while Lansing moves to .500 with a 6 -6 record.
UP NEXT
The Whitecaps series against the Lansing Lugnuts at Fifth Third Ballpark concludes Wednesday at 12:00 pm. Pitcher Adam Wolf makes the start for West Michigan against Lugnuts pitcher Joey Murray. Broadcast coverage with Dan Hasty and Mike Coleman starts on the Whitecaps Baseball Network at 11:50 am. Tickets are available for any Whitecaps 2019 home contest by calling the Whitecaps front office at 616-784-4131 or by visiting www.whitecapsbaseball.com.
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