COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps managed only five base hits, while the Fort Wayne TinCaps came alive on offense in an 8-0 shutout loss in front of 7,474 fans Friday night at LMCU Ballpark.
The Whitecaps were stifled by Fort Wayne pitching throughout the contest, as TinCaps
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps managed only five base hits, while the Fort Wayne TinCaps came alive on offense in an 8-0 shutout loss in front of 7,474 fans Friday night at LMCU Ballpark.
The Whitecaps were stifled by Fort Wayne pitching throughout the contest, as TinCaps pitchers Austin Krob and Carter Loewen combined for ten strikeouts. Meanwhile, the TinCaps added three home runs in the shutout victory.
The TinCaps jumped on the lead in the second inning as Graham Pauley and Carlos Luis added back-to-back solo homers to take the 2-0 lead. Fort Wayne extended their lead in the third inning as Nathan Martorella collected a two-run home run before Luis added an RBI single, extending the advantage to 5-0. Meanwhile, Krob dominated on the mound, posting seven scoreless innings with eight punchouts as Fort Wayne added three runs in the fifth – highlighted by a two-run single from Anthony Vilar – extending their lead to 8-0. The Whitecaps managed just two hits past the fifth inning as Loewen slammed the door with two scoreless frames to earn the 8-0 shutout victory.
The Whitecaps record falls to 44-49 overall and 12-16 in the second half, while the TinCaps jump to 49-45 and 17-11 in the second half. Krob (2-2) gets his second win as Whitecaps starter Williander Moreno (3-3) suffers his third loss, allowing five runs through four innings of work. The Whitecaps surrendered back-to-back home runs for the first time since doing so on May 16, 2022, against the Great Lakes Loons.
UP NEXT
The Whitecaps play the penultimate game of this series against the Fort Wayne TinCaps from LMCU Ballpark Saturday night at 7:05 pm. Pitcher Jackson Jobe makes his 2023 Whitecaps debut against the TinCaps. Broadcast coverage with Nate Wangler and Jeremy Otto begins on the Whitecaps Baseball Network at 6:50 pm. Get your tickets for all 2023 home games now at www.whitecapsbaseball.com.