Game #34 Lansing at West Michigan Saturday, June 12, 2021· 7:05pm On the Air WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPs Listen to Dan Hasty on 106.1-FM The Ticket, and the Whitecaps Baseball Network with pregame starting 15 min. before first pitch. Media notes WHITECAPS vs. Lansing West Michigan Whitecaps 2021 All-Time LMCU Ballpark 4500 West River Dr., Comstock Park, MI 49321 Overall record 2-2 192-192 (616) 784-4131 WhitecapsBaseball.com @wmwhitecaps at West Michigan 2-2 103-95 West Michigan Whitecaps at Lansing 0-0 89-97 Recent Transactions 6/6: Assigned IF Corey Joyce to Erie. Activated IF Trei Cruz from High-A, Detroit Tigers • 18-15 Overall Injured List. Released OF Trevin Esquerra. 6/10: Assigned P Ruben Garcia to Lakeland. Added P Austin Bergner from Lakeland. Placed P Garrett Hill and IF Dane Myers RHP Beau Brieske (1-2, 6.04) on injured list. Prospecting vs. Whitecaps held in high regard by MLB Pipeline, and placed among Lansing Lugnuts the Tigers’ Top prospects: #1 - Spencer Torkelson, IF #5 - Dillon Dingler, C High-A, Oakland Athletics • 16-18 Overall #6 - Daniel Cabrera, OF #8 - Parker Meadows, OF* #15 - Trei Cruz, IF #19 - Wenceel Perez, IF RHP Colin Peluse (2-1, 4.50) #20 - Bryant Packard, OF #24 - Zack Hess, P LMCU Ballpark Comstock Park, MI #29 - Keider Montero, P Today marks game #34 of the 2021 season, the 5th game of a six-game homestand, and the 5th game of a six-game series against the Lansing Lugnuts. This marks 5th of 24 games to be played between the Whitecaps and Lugnuts in 2021. The Whitecaps are a Detroit Tigers affliate in their 27th season in professional baseball, and first in the High-A Central League. Lansing is in their 1st year of affliation with the Oakland Athleticss. These two teams met 16 times in the 2019 regular season, with the Lugnut taking the regular season series 11-5. Up Next: The ‘Caps return home to an LMCU Ballpark now finally permitted to host fans at 100% capacity to face the Lansing Lugnuts from June 8-13 before visiting the Lake County Captains, who they just swept in a six-game series, in Eastlake, OH from June 15-20. Upcoming Pitching Matchups 2:00pm., Sun, June 13 RHP Jesus Rodriguez (1-2, 3.42), Whitecaps vs. RHP Stevie Emanuels (1-2, 5.49), Lugnuts 7:00pm., Tue, June 15 RHP Keider Montero (2-4, 6.84), Whitecaps at TBD, Captains 7:00pm., Wed, June 16 RHP Brendan White (0-1, 4.26), Whitecaps at TBD, Captains 7:00pm., Thu, June 17 RHP Chance Kirby (3-2, 3.48), Whitecaps at TBD, Captains Storylines and Headlines LAST TIME OUT: Detroit Tigers top prospects Spencer Torkelson and Dillon Dingler propelled the West Michigan Whitecaps to a 9-4 comeback win over the Lansing Lugnuts in front of 4,175 delighted fans Friday night at LMCU Ballpark. The Whitecaps offense put on a show, spearheaded by Dingler and Torkelson, who finished a combined 4-for-7 with three runs scored and six RBIs, including back-to-back home runs in the win. A pair of Whitecaps errors allowed two Lugnuts runners to cross the plate in the first inning before a solo home run off the bat of Lazaro Armenteros delivered Lansing an early 3-0 advantage. The ‘Caps cut into the ‘Nuts lead in the fourth, tallying a run before the Lugnuts added an insurance run in the top of the fifth to maintain the 4-1 edge. The Whitecaps began their comeback push in the fifth, scoring a pair before piling on six runs in the sixth - highlighted by a three-run homer from Torkelson before Dingler followed with a solo fly - putting an exclamation point on the comeback victory. Whitecaps starter Chance Kirby (3-2) tossed six innings, allowing four runs to cross while punching out five Lugnuts hitters in his third win of the year. Charles Hall (1-1) lasted only a third of an inning, surrendering four runs on two hits in his first defeat of the 2021 campaign. Torkelson has reached base in his last eight recorded trips to the plate, compiling a staggering .578 OBP with six doubles, two home runs, and a walk-to-strikeout ratio of 9:6 in June. TURNING UP THE ‘TORK’: Whitecaps first baseman Spencer Torkelson is off to an incredible start in June, hitting .475-2-7 with a .578 OBP. #DINGLERDINGERS: Catcher Dillon Dingler leads the Whitecaps with eight homers, which is tied for 4th place in the High-A Central League in home runs, while he rates 1st in slugging percentage and 3rd in OPS (on-base plus slugging). THRIFTY THURSDAYS ALSO FEATURE...: The Whitecaps hold a 5-1 record on Thursdays this season -- their best performance of any day within the calendar week. 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 Daniel Cabrera, and infielder Trei Cruz of the third round. HEALTH REPORT: The ‘Caps injured list holds three players at this time in pitchers Garrett Hill, Franklin Perez, Hugh Smith, and OFs Parker Meadows & Dane Myers. ALUMNI REPORT: 2017 Whitecaps outfielder Daz Cameron lifted a game-tying two-run homer for his first Major League home run in the 9th inning of Tigersa 5-4 loss to the White Sox on Friday night at Comerica Park. Cameron hit .338-2-13 with Toledo this season with a .400 OBP, and hit .308 with the ‘Caps in 2017 postseason. UPCOMING LMCU BALLPARK HOMESTAND HIGHLIGHTS Saturday, June 12 LANSING LUGNUTS 7:05pm Family Fare Fireworks Sunday, June 13 LANSING LUGNUTS 2:00pm Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Family Day - Kids Eat Free & Run the Bases Tuesday, June 22 DAYTON DRAGONS 7:05pm 80s Night - Joy 99 Bulletin Night Wednesday, June 23 DAYTON DRAGONS 7:05pm Tigers Wednesday - Tigers Grilling Apron Giveaway (500 - DTE Energy) Thursday, June 24 DAYTON DRAGONS 7:05pm Thrifty Thursday Friday, June 25 DAYTON DRAGONS 7:05pm Minions Night - Inflatamaniacs Saturday, June 26 DAYTON DRAGONS 7:05pm Las Calaveras de West Michigan (Copa de la Diversion) - Family Fare Fireworks Sunday, June 27 DAYTON DRAGONS 2:00pm Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Family Day - Kids Eat Free & Run the Bases Tickets are available at whitecapsbaseball.com or by calling 616-784-4131! Name: Beau Brieske WHITECAPS STARTING PITCHER Born: April 5, 1998 #32 • Beau Brieske • RHP Resides: Chandler, AZ 6-3 • 200 lbs • 23 yrs Acquired: Selected by the Tigers in the 27th Round of the June 2019 MLB Draft from Colorado State University - Pueblo. 2021: 1-2, 6.04 ERA, 22.1 IP, 22 H, 17R, 2BB, 28K 2019: 3-1, 3.10 ERA, 20.1 IP, 13 H, 8R, 10BB, 31K Brieske entered the Tigers system as a bit of a project after posting BRIESKE’S CAREER STATISTICS a mid-5s ERA during his college days, but has been developed into Yr Tm Lg W L ERA G GS CG SH SV IP H R ER HR BB K an effective bullpen arm since joining the Tigers organization. Detroit 19 GCL Tigers-E GCL 0 0 3.00 1 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 will now try him back in the starters role in which he struggled back 19 Lakeland FSL 3 1 3.12 10 0 0 0 0 17.1 11 7 6 1 9 28 in college, but is perhaps more equipped to be back in the rotation 21 West Mich HAC 1 2 6.04 6 6 0 0 0 22.1 22 17 15 4 2 28 again. Totals 4 3 4.64 17 6 0 0 2 42.2 35 25 22 6 12 59 BRIESKE – CAREER GAME HIGHS LAST START: Brieske’s up-and-down season continued on June 6 as part of an 8-4 loss at Great Lakes, as he gave up a Most Innings Pitched: 6, twice (last: 5/26/21 vs. Lake County) career-high six hits and six runs in three innings while walking one Most Strikeouts: 9, 5/20/21 @ Wisconsin and striking out two in his second loss of the season. Most Walks Allowed: 4, 7/18/19 vs. GCL Phillies Most Hits Allowed: 6, 6/6/21 @ Great Lakes HONORS: High-A Central Pitcher of the Week (5/24/21) Career Complete Games: 0 Career Shutouts: 0 2019: Brieske’s first professional season saw him placed in Career 10+ Strikeout Games: 0 the bullpen, where he thrived by going 3-1 with a 3.10 ERA in 11 appearances. BRIESKE’S 2021 GAME-BY-GAME STARTS W/WEST MICH. (* relief appearances) Date Opp Dec. IP H R ER BB K HR RESULTS COLLEGE: Brieske pitched 79.2 innings as a starter for CSUP 5/6 @fort wayne L (0-1) 0.2 4 5 5 1 2 1 L 3-10 and posted a 5.42 ERA in 14 starts, but showed flashes of talent 5/13 GREAT LAKES ND 5 3 1 1 0 7 1 L 2-3 (11) with a total of 116 strikeouts during that span to just 27 walks. 5/20 @wisconsin W (1-1) 6 1 1 0 0 9 0 W 4-1 5/26 LAKE COUNTY ND 6 4 0 0 0 5 0 W 1-0 (10) Also spent time playing for Glendale Community College as May Totals 1-1 17.2 12 7 6 1 23 2 Team 2-2 in starts 6/1 @great lakes ND 1.2 4 4 3 1 3 1 W 7-5 a two-way player, where he hit .295 with a .429 OBP as a 6/6 @great lakes ND 3 6 6 6 1 2 1 L 4-8 sophomore.