Game #22 Lake County at West Michigan Saturday, May 29, 2021· 6:35pm On the Air WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPs Listen to Dan Hasty on 106.1-FM The Ticket, and the Whitecaps Media notes Baseball Network with pregame starting 15 min. before first pitch. West Michigan Whitecaps WHITECAPS vs. Lake County LMCU Ballpark 2021 All-Time 4500 West River Dr., Comstock Park, MI 49321 Overall record 4-0 104-85 (616) 784-4131 WhitecapsBaseball.com @wmwhitecaps at West Michigan 4-0 53-38 West Michigan Whitecaps at Lake County 0-0 51-47 Recent Transactions High-A, Detroit Tigers • 12-9 Overall 5/19: Added P Franklin Perez and placed on 60-Day Injured List. 5/27: Placed OF Parker Meadows on injured list. Added OF Eric RHP Chavez Fernander (1-1, 4.66) De La Rosa from Lakeland. ^Information available on Page 6^ Prospecting vs. Whitecaps held in high regard by MLB Pipeline, and placed among Lake County Captains the Tigers’ Top prospects: #1 - Spencer Torkelson, IF #5 - Dillon Dingler, C High-A, Cleveland Indians • 11-11 Overall #6 - Daniel Cabrera, OF #8 - Parker Meadows, OF #16 - Trei Cruz, IF #21 - Bryant Packard, OF LHP Matt Turner (0-2, 4.38) #25 - Zack Hess, P #29 - Andre Lipcius, IF LMCU Ballpark Comstock Park, MI #30 - Keider Montero, P Today marks game #22 of the 2021 season, the fifth game of a six-game homestand, and the fifth game of a six-game series against the Lake County Captains. This marks the 5th of 18 games to be played between the Whitecaps and Captains this season. The Whitecaps are a Detroit Tigers affliate in their 27th season in professional baseball, and first in the High-A Central League. Lake County is in their 17th season of affliation with the nearby Cleveland Indians. These two teams met 21 times in the 2019 regular season, with Captains winning the season series with a 13-8 record. Up Next: The ‘Caps visit the Great Lakes Loons at Dow Diamond from June 1-6 in the first games opened to 100% stadium capacity since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic before returning home to face the Lansing Lugnuts from June 8-13. Upcoming Pitching Matchups 2:00pm., Sun, May 29 RHP Chance Kirby (1-1, 2.81), Whitecaps vs. RHP Mason Hickman (1-1, 1.98), Captains 7:05pm., Tue, June 1 RHP Beau Brieske (1-1, 3.06), Whitecaps at TBD, Loons 7:05pm., Wed, June 2 RHP Jesus Rodriguez (1-1, 4.70), Whitecaps at TBD, Loons 7:05pm., Thu, June 3 RHP Keider Montero (1-3, 8.10), Whitecaps at TBD, Loons Storylines and Headlines LAST TIME OUT: Catcher Dillon Dingler pounded a two-run home run as the West Michigan Whitecaps rode a dominant performance from their pitching staff to a 2-1 victory over the Lake County Captains Friday night at LMCU Ballpark. The Whitecaps bullpen left a total of 10 Lake County baserunners stranded as Keider Montero, Zac Shepherd, Yaya Chentouf, and Zack Hess all combined to allow just one run on six strikeouts and just two free passes in the win. The Whitecaps jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning as Eric De La Rosa reached via an error before Dingler launched a two-run home run to forge the ‘Caps out in front 2-0. In the fifth inning, the Captains loaded the bases with just one out before Montero turned a rare inning-ending 1-2-3 double play to keep the ‘Caps lead at 2-0. The Captains scored their only run in the seventh, as José Tena ripped an RBI double. Still, it was too-little, too-late as Chentouf set the Captains down in order to end the ninth and send West Michigan on to their fifth-straight victory. Montero (1-3) enjoyed his longest professional start wielding five innings of shutout baseball while punching out five in the win. Captains starting pitcher, Tanner Burns (0-2), lasted five innings while allowing a pair of runs on three hits in his second defeat on the year. The Whitecaps improve to 12-9 on the season while the Captains fall to 11-11. With the victory, the Whitecaps are now tied with the Dayton Dragons for first place as the bullpen has allowed just four runs through their last 25 innings of work. Outfielder Daniel Cabrera led the way aside of Dingler’s home run with a 3-for-4 performance at the plate. LEADING THE WAY: The Whitecaps earned both the High-A Central League Pitcher and Player of the Week in RHP Beau Brieske (6IP, 1H, 0ER, 9K) and 1B Rey Rivera (9x18, 3 2B, 4 HR). TURNBULL’S NO-NO: 2015 Whitecaps pitcher Spencer Turnbull tossed the eighth no-hitter in Detroit Tigers history on Tuesday night, dominating the Seattle Mariners as part of a 5-0 victory at T-Mobile Park.Turnbull becomes the first Tigers pitcher since Justin Verlander no-hit the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre in 2011, and struck out nine in the historic performance. The no-no is the fifth of its kind in Major League Baseball this season, as the last one came just 11 days prior when Reds pitcher Wade Miley no-hit the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Turnbull went 11-3 with a 3.01 ERA as the headlining piece of the 2015 West Michigan Whitecaps Midwest League championship roster. ‘TORK’ HEADLINES ‘CAPS ROSTER: For the first time in Whitecaps history, the franchise features the first overall pick in the Major League Baseball Draft. Infielder Spencer Torkelson, the Detroit Tigers top prospect, headlines the Whitecaps 2021 roster. Torkelson also rates as the #3 prospect in Major League Baseball behind only Tampa Bay’s Wander Franco, and 2019 first overall pick Adley Rutschman of the Baltimore Orioles. The highest previous draft slot of a former ‘Caps player belonged to 2nd overall pick Ben Grieve of the Oakland Athletics who played the 1995 season in West Michigan. The highest Tigers draftee came in the form of 3rd overall pick Eric Munson in 1999. PROSPECTS APLENTY: Torkelson headlines a team featuring nine of the Tigers Top 30 prospects, according to MLB Pipeline. In addition, four of the six Tigers selections in the abbreviated 2020 MLB Draft are now Whitecaps, including catcher Dillon Dingler, outfielder Danny Cabrera, and infielder Trei Cruz of the third round. HEALTH REPORT: The ‘Caps injured list holds four players at this time in pitchers Franklin Perez, Hugh Smith, infielder Trei Cruz, and outfielder Parker Meadows. ALUMNI REPORT: 2017 Whitecaps outfielder Daz Cameron went 2-for-4 with a double, walk, and two RBI as theToledo Mud Hens fell by a score of 6-4 to the Louisville Bats on Friday. Cameron, who only played three regular season games as a Whitecap at the end of 2017, is hitting .314-1-7 in eight games with Toledo after hitting .308 in 13 2017 postseason ABs for WM. UPCOMING LMCU BALLPARK HOMESTAND HIGHLIGHTS Saturday, May 29 LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS 6:35pm Princess Weekend - Snowflake Wand Giveaway (J&H) - Family Fare Fireworks - Sunday, May 30 LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS 2:00pm Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Family Day - Kids Eat Free & Run the Bases Tuesday, June 8 LANSING LUGNUTS 7:05pm 100% Capacity - Peanut Free Night - Joy 99 Bulletin Night Wednesday, June 9 LANSING LUGNUTS 7:05pm Eugenio Suarez Bobblehead Giveaway (Milk Means More) Thursday, June 10 LANSING LUGNUTS 7:05pm Dog Day - Thrifty Thursday Friday, June 11 LANSING LUGNUTS 7:05pm Harry Potter Night - Bacchanal Promotions Fire Twirlers Act Tickets are available at whitecapsbaseball.com or by calling 616-784-4131! Roster Breakdown The Last Time the WHITECAPS... Had a walk-off win: 5/26/21 vs. Lake County (1-0 Win in 10 Innings - Kellen Rholl Balk) 2016 Draft .................... 1 Contiguous U.S. .................22 Youngest ......Keider Montero (20) Had a walk-off HR: 5/26/13 vs. Lake County (4-1 Win - Lance Durham 3-Run) 2017 Draft .................... 1 Canadian ...............................0 Oldest .................. Chance Kirby (25) Had a walk-off loss: 5/22b/21 @ Wisconsin (8-7 Loss in 7 Innings - Thomas Dillard Solo HR) 2018 Draft .................... 9 Dominican ............................2 Age 18-19 ...................................0 Surrendered a walk-off HR: 5/22b/21 @ Wisconsin (8-7 Loss in 7 Innings - Thomas Dillard Solo HR) .................... 9 .........................1 .........................................1 2019 Draft Puerto Rican Age 20 Hit a Grand Slam: 7/10/19 vs. Quad Cities (Dayton Dugas in 9-5 win) Trade ............................ 0 Venezuelan ...........................3 Age 21 .........................................3 Surrendered a Grand Slam: 6/1/18 @ Bowling Green (Rolando Hernandez in 15-1 loss) Nondrafted FA ............. 6 U.S. States represented ....19 Age 22 .........................................9 Had an Inside-the-Park HR: 8/8/19 vs. Bowling Green (Riley Greene in 9-6 loss) Rounds 1-5 .................. 8 2018 Whitecaps ....................5 Age 23 ....................................... 11 Surrendered an Inside-the-Park HR: 8/18/17 @ Bowling Green (Jesus Sanchez) High School ................. 1 2019 Whitecaps ..................18 Age 24+ ......................................6 Had a 3-HR Game (Indiv.): 7/17/06 @ Beloit (Mike Hollimon) Collegians.................. 23 1st season with ‘Caps .......13 Average Age ..........................22.8 Surrendered a 3-HR Game (Indiv.): 7/5/09 vs. Dayton (Byron Wiley) Hit Back-to-Back HRs: 5/1a/19 @ Clinton (Avery Tuck & Reece Hampton - 1st Inning) 2021 WHITECAPS Transactions Surrendered Back-to-Back HRs: 5/18/19 vs. G. Lakes (N. Hulsizer, D. Paulson & J. Amaya - 6th Inning) Had a 5-Hit Game (Indiv.): 6/26/19 vs. Dayton (15-1 Win - Chris Proctor, 5x5) 5/1: Whitecaps opening day roster set: Ps Beau Brieske, Yaya Chentouf, Sandel DeLa- Surrendered a 5-Hit Game (Indiv.): 8/17/16 @ Lake County (6-5 Loss in 16 innings - Bobby Ison 5x7) Cruz, Chavez Fernander, Ruben Garcia, Zack Hess, Garrett Hill, Xavier Javier, Sam Had a player hit for the cycle: 5/5/19 @ Burlington (Ulrich Bojarski in 9-5 loss) Kessler, Chance Kirby, Keider Montero, Franklin Perez, Angel Reyes, Jesus Rodriguez, Surrendered a cycle: N/A Zac Shepherd, Hugh Smith, Jared Tobey, Brendan White; Cs Eliezer Alfonzo, Dillon Dingler, Chris Proctor; IFs Trei Cruz, Corey Joyce, Jack Kenley, Andre Lipcius, Rey Pitched a Complete Game: 6/14a/17 @ Bowling Green - Anthony Castro Rivera, Spencer Torkelson; OFs Danny Cabrera, Parker Meadows, Bryant Packard and Pitched a 9-inning Complete Game: 6/10/17 vs.