River Bandits Walk Away with Series Win
June 6, 2015 - Midwest League (MWL1)
West Michigan Whitecaps News Release
COMSTOCK PARK, MI - The Quad Cities River Bandits rallied in the final two innings to defeat the West Michigan Whitecaps 4-3 Friday at Fifth Third Ballpark.
Austin Schotts gave West Michigan what looked to be all the runs they needed with a two-run single and a 3-1 Whitecaps lead. After two solid innings from Tyler Ford, Gabe Speier allowed two hitters to reach base in the eighth before Johan Belisario came in to walk Nick Tanielu and allow Ryan Bottger's game-tying two-run bloop single to tie the game at three. In the ninth, Belisario walked two more batters before Sean McMullen hit a soft fly ball that landed just fair down the right-field line to score Jason Martin and give Quad Cities the go-ahead run at 4-3.
Belisario (1-2) picked up his second loss in his last three appearances after walking four in an inning of work. Angel Heredia (2-0) picked up his second win by throwing three shutout innings in relief. The Whitecaps fall to 27-28, while the River Bandits improve to 38-17.
FATHER TIME STRIKES BACK
A day after the Whitecaps played their fastest nine-inning game of the season; finishing their 3-2 Thursday victory in 2:12, West Michigan played their longest regulation game of 2015, spanning 3:26.
UP NEXT
The Whitecaps begin a three-game series against the Cedar Rapids Kernels Saturday at 7:00pm. Pitcher Jeff Thompson starts for the Whitecaps against Zack Tillery for Cedar Rapids. Season, group and individual tickets can be reserved by calling the Whitecaps' front office at 616-784-4131 or visiting www.whitecapsbaseball.com. If you can't make it to the ballpark, radio coverage begins at 6:50p.m. on the Whitecaps Baseball Network.
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