'Caps Lose Fourth Straight
June 13, 2018 - Midwest League (MWL1)
West Michigan Whitecaps News Release
MIDLAND, MI - The West Michigan Whitecaps lost control of two different leads as part of a 10-4 loss to the Great Lakes Loons Wednesday at Dow Diamond.
After taking a 2-0 lead in the first, the "Caps gave up three runs in the second. Once West Michigan take a 4-3 lead in the fifth, they lost the advantage in the sixth and gave up five runs in the seventh to break a 4-4 tie.
A two-run double by Rey Rivera opened the scoring in the first before Brayan Morales lifted a go-ahead sacrifice fly to take a 3-2 lead. Jose Azocar's run-scoring triple tied the game at three before Jordan Pearce's RBI-single gave the Whitecaps a 4-3 lead. Mitch Hansen highlighted a five-run seventh with a grand slam to break the tie. The Loons took a 10-4 lead and coasted to a 10-5 victory.
Reliever Felix Viloria (1-1) gave up five runs in a single inning of work in his first loss, while Dan Jagiello (1-1) tossed four perfect innings while striking out four to earn his first win of the season. The Whitecaps fall to 32-34 and have lost 15 of their last 21 games. The Loons improved to 24-40 with the win. Colby Bortles went 2-for-4 in the loss. Outfielder Ulrich Bojarski went 2-for-4 with a double, triple and run batted in for the "Caps in the loss.
UP NEXT
The Whitecaps finish this series with the Great Lakes Loons with their last road contest of the first half on Thursday at 7:05 pm. Pitcher Brad Bass gets the start for the Whitecaps. 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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