MWL1 West Michigan Whitecaps

Pearce Pierces Bandits Hopes in 6-4 Win

Published on July 22, 2018 under Midwest League (MWL1)
West Michigan Whitecaps News Release


DAVENPORT, IA -Jordan Pearce homered and roped a go-ahead two-run double in the seventh inning as the West Michigan Whitecaps defeated the Quad Cities River Bandits by a score of 6-4 in front of 2,726 fans Sunday night at Modern Woodmen Park.

Pearce is batting .461 (6-for-13) during the Whitecaps five-game road trip with two doubles and a home run while driving in five.

Two batters into Sunday's contest, the Whitecaps took a 2-0 lead when Kody Clemens launched a towering two-run home run down the right field line, his third of the year, to open the scoring in the game. Pearce doubled the advantage in the third with a two-run shot of his own, his fourth of 2018 to extend the lead to 4-0. Quad Cities rallied to tie the game with a pair of runs in the third highlighted by a solo home run by Seth Beer - the Houston Astros first-round pick in the 2018 MLB Draft, and two more in the sixth to even the score at four. One inning later, Pearce laced his two-out, two-run double off the base of the right-field wall to put the "Caps ahead by a score of 6-4.

Whitecaps reliever Billy Lescher (2-0) worked 2.2 scoreless frames in relief to earn his second victory, while Tanner Duncan (2-3) gave up two runs out of the Quad Cities bullpen in suffering his third loss. Will Vest pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his fourth save of the season. The Whitecaps record moves to 49-50 this season while sporting a 13-16 mark in the second half. The River Bandits fall to 14-15 in the second half while sending their record to 54-45 overall. Pearce led the way for West Michigan with two hits and four RBI, and Clemens reached base four times in the victory.

UP NEXT

The Whitecaps finish this roadtrip and three-game series against the Quad Cities River Bandits Monday at 2:15 pm. Wilkel Hernandez gets the start for the Whitecaps against lefty Peter Solomon. Broadcast coverage with Dan Hasty begins on the Whitecaps Baseball Network at 2:05 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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