'Caps Come Home with Win
FORT WAYNE, IN - The West Michigan Whitecaps avoided a sweep of their eight-game road trip by defeating the Fort Wayne TinCaps in front of 3,317 fans by a score of 8-0 Tuesday afternoon at Parkview Field.West Michigan collects a shutout for the third time during the 2019 season, scoring
FORT WAYNE, IN - The West Michigan Whitecaps avoided a sweep of their eight-game road trip by defeating the Fort Wayne TinCaps in front of 3,317 fans by a score of 8-0 Tuesday afternoon at Parkview Field.
West Michigan collects a shutout for the third time during the 2019 season, scoring more runs in the finale' than the seven they tallied in the previous three games of the series. The game featured a rain delay that spanned over an hour.
The 'Caps offense kick-started the festivities in the first, as Danny Reyes blasted a three-run homer to help take a 4-0 lead. The blast measured at 395 feet and marked his second home run of the road trip. An inning later,
Kirby (4-6) earned a well-deserved victory - his fourth of the season - by allowing just two hits and a walk while striking out two in the longest appearance by a Whitecaps reliever this season. Fort Wayne starter
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The Whitecaps head home for a three-game series against the Bowling Green Hot Rods at Fifth Third Ballpark on Wednesday at 7:05 pm. Pitcher
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