MWL1 West Michigan Whitecaps

Whitecaps Comeback Beats Lansing

Published on May 30, 2007 under Midwest League (MWL1)
West Michigan Whitecaps News Release


Comstock Park, Mich. - Kyle Ginley turned in his best start of the year for the Lansing Lugnuts, but the bullpen was unable to hold the lead as the West Michigan Whitecaps squeezed out a 3-2 win Wednesday afternoon at Fifth Third Ballpark. The win extends the Whitecaps lead over the Lugnuts to 1 1/2 games.

Lansing held the lead through much of the game thanks to Brian Pettway's two-run homer to left field in the fourth the made it 2-0. Pettway's home run was his first in 31 games, ending the longest drought of his career.

The Whitecaps finally cracked the scoreboard in the sixth inning when Ryan Strieby's RBI single to right field plated Gorkys Hernandez to cut the lead to 2-1.

West Michigan gained the lead in the following frame by loading the bases off of reliever Julio Pinto. Hernandez then stepped up with two men out and single into left field. His hit scored two runs to give the Whitecaps the 3-2 advantage.

Ginley was impressive in his outing for the Lugnuts, allowing just one run on four hits in six innings of work. The start ends a string of eight straight by him in which he failed to get trough to the fifth inning, and it also marks his longest start of the season.

Randor Bierd (1-1) picked up the win in relief for the Whitecaps, as he sat down all nine batters that he faced in three innings of relief.

Pinto (1-3) took the loss for the Lugnuts, allowing the final two runs in his only inning of work.

Brett Jensen got his 10th save for the Whitecaps.

Lansing (26-23) and West Michigan (28-22) will continue the series on Thursday night as the series shifts to Oldsmobile Park in Lansing. Thursday will be a doubleheader, as the two teams make up a game that was snowed out on April 11. Lansing will send Ray Gonzalez (1-0, 1.46) to the mound in game one to face West Michigan's Jonah Nickerson (3-4, 4.67). Game two will feature the Lugnuts' Adrian Martin (1-1, 1.07) against the Whitecaps' Josh Rainwater (5-1, 2.05).

Thursday will be a Molson Thirsty Thirsty, with beer and soda on-sale for just $2. First pitch for game one is set for 6:05 p.m.

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