Four run first means leads to fourth straight win
Published on April 22, 2008 under Midwest League (MWL1)
West Michigan Whitecaps News Release
COMSTOCK PARK - Only Curtis Granderson and Roger Tomas scored for the Whitecaps in a 2-1 on Monday, but on Tuesday they were the only two position players who did not reach base in when the âCaps batted around and scored four times in the first inning of a 5-3 win over Beloit. West Michigan has won four games in a row while the Snappers have dropped four straight.
Casper Wells led the offense with a 3-for-3 performance that included a two-run single in the first inning and a stolen base.
Curtis Granderson completed his rehab stint with the Whitecaps with a single in the sixth inning. He was removed from the game in the seventh inning and finished 1-for-3 on Tuesday with a walk. He went 4-for-11 in three games with the âCaps, including two triples.
Beloit base runners ran wild with six steals in the game. Catcher Jordan Newton threw out two would-be base stealers.
Chris Carlson put the Whitecaps on the scoreboard in the first with an RBI double. Cory Middleton had a first inning RBI single for the âCaps.
In the seventh inning, Beloit's Ozzie Lewis scored on a double steal plus a throwing error by Newton. But in the bottom of the seventh, Newton replaced the run with a sacrifice fly to center field that drove in Ronnie Bourquin. Mark Dolenc and Chris Cates had consecutive RBI singles in the second inning for the Snappers, which trimmed the lead to 4-2. Dolenc went 2-for-3 with a walk and two stolen bases.
Alfredo Figaro pitched six innings as the Whitecaps starter to earn the win and improve to 3-0. Noah Krol tossed a perfect ninth to earn a save for the second consecutive game.
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