Whitecaps' smoking bats burn Captains
(Eastlake, OH) - Isaac Paredes led a red hot West Michigan Whitecaps (32-12, 77-34) offense on Tuesday afternoon at Classic Park. Paredes went deep twice in a four-hit performance, as the Whitecaps down the Lake County Captains (19-26, 46-68), 15-7.The Whitecaps took an early lead with a pair of runs
(Eastlake, OH) -
The Whitecaps took an early lead with a pair of runs in the first against Captains starter
Lake County capitalized on a pair of Whitecaps errors in the bottom of the first to score a run.
The Whitecaps exploded for six runs in the third and knocked Jimenez out of the game. After Jimenez walked Bauml to start the inning, Pereira slammed a double to bring him home and Paredes followed with his first homer of the day. Two batters later,
The Captains pulled closer in the third inning. Wakamatsu worked a leadoff walk and
Just when the Captains looked like they might mount a comeback, West Michigan pulled away with another big inning in the fourth. Paredes began the frame with a solo homer to left, his second home run of the game and his fourth of the series. Herrera then walked Burdeaux and Sedio doubled to put runners on second and third with nobody out. Athmann came up next and hit a towering pop up in the middle of the infield, but first baseman
Colegate held serve through the seventh and ended up pitching 3.2 scoreless innings. Neither team scored again until Lake County broke through in the eighth.
West Michigan tacked on two final runs in the top of the ninth against reliever
Paredes led the Whitecaps' offense, going 4-for-6 with two homers, two singles and four RBI. Every Whitecaps hitter scored in the game and every hitter except Sedio drove home a run.
Whitecaps starter
Jimenez (2-6) suffered the loss after allowing seven runs in 2.1 innings. The right-handed starter gave up six hits, hit one batter, walked two and struck out three.
The Captains finished their eight-game home stand with one win and lost four out of five to West Michigan. Lake County will hit the road for an eight-game road trip to Lansing, MI and Bowling Green, KY. After an off day on Wednesday, the Captains face the Lansing Lugnuts on Thursday with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 PM at Cooley Law School Stadium.
Individual game tickets for all Captains games are on sale at the Classic Park box office, online at captainsbaseball.com and by phone at 440-954-WINS (9467). Mini ticket plans for the 2017 season are still available for great prices complete with several exclusive benefits. Information can be found at the Captains website www.captainsbaseball.com.