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'Caps Stars Earn Stripes in 4th of July Win

July 4, 2018

LANSING, MI - Kody Clemens blasted two home runs, while Rey Rivera added a two-run shot and Brock Deatherage tallied the first 5-hit performance of the season as the West Michigan Whitecaps beat the Lansing Lugnuts on a 4th of July Wednesday by a score of 7-3 at Cooley Law

LANSING, MI - Kody Clemens blasted two home runs, while Rey Rivera added a two-run shot and Brock Deatherage tallied the first 5-hit performance of the season as the West Michigan Whitecaps beat the Lansing Lugnuts on a 4th of July Wednesday by a score of 7-3 at Cooley Law School Stadium.
Tweet from @ThatDanHasty: What a moment for Kody Clemens (@kodyclem), who blasts a laser to RF for his first professional HR. And yes; he received the silent treatment treatment in the dugout.@DetroitTigersPR #RoadToDetroit https://t.co/VnIaO9dBYd
Clemens, the Detroit Tigers third-round pick in the 2018 MLB Draft, lined a solo shot in the fourth inning for his first professional home run. An inning later, Clemens doubled-down with his second longball of the contest - a towering blast for his second home run in as many at-bats. The game was played in front of 11,302 fans - the largest crowd the Whitecaps have played in front of this season.
Tweet from @ThatDanHasty: Another home run for Kody Clemens. A tape-measure shot well over the ���407��� sign to give the @wmwhitecaps a 5-2 lead in the 5th over the @LansingLugnuts.@kodyclem letting everyone know he���s on the #RoadToDetroit.@DetroitTigersPR @TexasBaseballhttps://t.co/8gAyESrPbQ
With the game tied at two in the fifth, Rivera sent a mile-high fly ball to right that snuck over the wall for his seventh homer of 2018. In the seventh, Deatherage recorded his fourth hit of the night with an RBI-triple to extend the lead to 6-3 before a two-out single in the ninth to give West Michigan its first 5-for-5 performance since Dylan Burdeaux on August 20 of last season.
Whitecaps starter Elvin Rodriguez (6-4) tossed six innings and gave up just three runs in a quality start and his sixth victory of 2018, while Lansing pitcher Maverik Buffo (9-3) took the highway into the danger zone by giving up five runs in his six frames on the mound. Clate Schmidt worked three scoreless innings in relief to pick up his fourth save of the year. With the win, the Whitecaps improve their second-half record to 7-7 and overall mark to 43-41, while the Lugnuts drop to 10-4 in the second portion of the season, and 53-31 overall.
UP NEXT
The Whitecaps complete this four-game, home-and-home series against the Lansing Lugnuts at Cooley Law School Stadium on Thursday at 7:05 pm. Pitcher Jesus Rodriguez gets the start for the Whitecaps. Broadcast coverage with Dan Hasty begins on the Whitecaps Baseball Network at 6:55 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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