Throwing Walks with Bases Loaded Gets You a 9-0 Loss, Great Lakes Loons Slink Away After West Michigan Whitecaps Game - A, Midwest League

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - COMSTOCK PARK – Great Lakes pitchers issued eight walks – three of them with the bases loaded – as the
Whitecaps added 12 hits and shutout the Loons, 9-0. It was
the first shutout victory for the Whitecaps during the regular
season since a 4-0 rain-shortened triumph at Great Lakes on August 23, 2007.

Kyle Peter led the offense by going 3-for-3 with a pair of walks and three RBI.

Alfredo Figaro tossed six shutout innings with three hits
allowed to pick up the win. He walked two but struck out
seven.

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Paul Nardozzi pitched two shutout innings in relief and
Rudy Darrow threw a scoreless ninth for the Whitecaps.
Joe Tucker and Kody Kaiser each scored twice for West
Michigan.

Tucker, Kaiser and Peter drew consecutive bases loaded
walks off Loons reliever Jonathan Dutton during a four run
rally in the fifth, which featured a total of three hits and four
walks.

Chris Carlson and Kaiser each had two hits for West
Michigan.

The Whitecaps scored three times in the third inning to
take the lead on Great Lakes starting pitcher Bryan Morris.

Following the four-run fifth, the ‘Caps added their final two
runs in the seventh inning.

Casper Wells hit a pop up to shallow center field that fell
for an RBI double in the seventh. It was the only extra base
hit of the night for either team.

Wednesday marked the first time this season that a
Whitecaps opponent did not make in error in a game against
West Michigan.

WHITECAPS
PLAYER OF THE GAME:
Alfredo Figaro
W, 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K

LOONS
PLAYER OF THE GAME:
Miguel Ramirez
1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

IT WAS OVER WHEN…
LHP Jon Dutton issued three
consecutive bases loaded walks to put
the Whitecaps in front, 7-0 in the fifth
inning.

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