MWL1 Great Lakes Loons

Lambo Homers on His Poster Night; Ortiz Activated

Published on May 15, 2008 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Great Lakes Loons News Release


The Loons scored early, but not often enough as the South Bend Silver Hawks defeated the Great Lakes Loons Thursday in front of 3,352 fans at Dow Diamond by a score of 5-3.

South Bend struck first to open the ballgame when Sean Coughlin delivered an RBI double to make it 1-0 in favor of South Bend.

The Loons struck right back on Alfredo Silverio's RBI double to score Erik Kanaby to tie the game at one.

Great Lakes took the lead when the next batter, Andrew Lambo belted his fifth home run of the season on Andrew Lambo poster night courtesy of F.P. Horak to give the Loons a 3-1 lead.

South Bend tied the game in the second and took the lead in the sixth when Chance Wheeless blasted a solo home run off Loons starting pitcher Justin Miller to give the Silver Hawks the lead they would never relinquish.

Silverio led the Loons with two hits in the ballgame.

Miller (2-3) allowed five runs in five innings in picking up his third loss of the season. He walked a career-high five batters.

Jerrod Parker pitched six solid innings allowing three runs in picking up the victory improving his record to 4-1.

The Loons fall to 17-21 while the Silver Hawks improve to 16-21.

After the game, Loons manager Juan Bustabad announced that first baseman Jaime Ortiz was activated from the disabled list. Outfielder Scott Van Slyke will be sent by the Dodgers to extended spring training.

The Loons travel to Dayton for a four game series in three days with the Midwest League leading Dayton Dragons from Fifth-Third Field Friday night. Game time is 7:00pm. Kyle Smit is scheduled to start for Great Lakes. Tune in as Brad Golder calls all the action from Dayton on the radio flagship home for Great Lakes Loons baseball, ESPN 100.9-FM.

The Great Lakes Loons are the second-year Single-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers and members of the Midwest League. For more information about the Loons, visit Loons.com or call 989-837-BALL.

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