Game #36 West Michigan at Lake County Tuesday, June 15, 2021· 7:00pm 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. Lake County West Michigan Whitecaps 2021 All-Time LMCU Ballpark 4500 West River Dr., Comstock Park, MI 49321 Overall record 6-0 106-85 (616) 784-4131 WhitecapsBaseball.com @wmwhitecaps at West Michigan 6-0 55-38 West Michigan Whitecaps at Lake County 0-0 51-47 Recent Transactions High-A, Detroit Tigers • 19-16 Overall 6/14: Assigned IF Spencer Torkelson and C Dillon Dingler to Erie and C Eduardo Valencia to Lakeland. Added C Cole McLaren and IF Corey Joyce from Erie, and C Cooper Johnson from Lakeland. 6/15: Assigned Ps Jesus Rodriguez and Chavez Fernander to RHP Keider Montero (2-4, 6.84) Erie. Added P Adam Wolf from Lakeland. vs. Prospecting Lake County Captains Whitecaps held in high regard by MLB Pipeline, and placed among the Tigers’ Top prospects: High-A, Cleveland Indians • 18-18 Overall #5 - Daniel Cabrera, OF #7 - Parker Meadows, OF* #14 - Trei Cruz, IF #18 - Wenceel Perez, IF RHP Hunter Gaddis (2-2, 5.64) #19 - Bryant Packard, OF #23 - Zack Hess, P Classic Park Eastlake, OH #28 - Keider Montero, P Today marks game #36 of the 2021 season, the first game of a six-game roadtrip, and the first game of a six-game series against the Lake County Captains. This marks the 7th 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 return home to LMCU Ballpark to face the Dayton Dragons from June 22-27 in West Michigan before heading to Illinois for a six-game set against the Peoria Chiefs at Dozer Park. Upcoming Pitching Matchups 7:00pm., Wed, June 16 RHP Brendan White (0-1, 4.26), Whitecaps at RHP Xzavion Curry (3-0, 0.89), Captains 7:00pm., Thu, June 17 RHP Chance Kirby (3-2, 3.48), Whitecaps at LHP Logan Allen (3-0, 2.12), Captains 7:00pm., Fri, June 18 RHP Beau Brieske (2-2, 4.66), Whitecaps at RHP Tanner Burns (2-2, 2.51), Captains 7:00pm., Sat, June 19 TBD, Whitecaps at RHP Eric Mock (2-1, 4.62), Captains Storylines and Headlines LAST TIME OUT: The West Michigan Whitecaps settled for a split of their six-game series with a 6-2 loss to the Lansing Lugnuts Sunday afternoon at LMCU Ballpark, but the big story came after the ballgame. After the loss to Lansing, Whitecaps infielder Spencer Torkelson and catcher Dillon Dingler were promoted to the Double-A Erie SeaWolves in an announcement made by the Detroit Tigers. The two thrived during their brief time in West Michigan. Dingler, the Tigers No. 4 prospect, hit .287 with a .376 on-base percentage in 32 contests while leading the team with eight home runs, which tied for fifth in the High-A Central. The 2020 second-round pick also ranked fourth in slugging percentage (.549), fourth in OPS (.925), fifth in base hits (35), and fifth in total bases (67). Both are expected to be active and in the lineup for the SeaWolves when they open a six-game series at home against the Altoona Curve on Tuesday night. As for Sunday’s contest, the Whitecaps left eight runners on base while going 2-for-9 with runners in scoring position in the loss. Lansing plated a pair of runs through the first two innings to jump in front 2-0. West Michigan responded with two runs in the third inning as Trei Cruz laced an RBI-single before Torkelson added his eighth RBI of the series to tie it at 2-2. The Lugnuts retook the lead in the fourth inning. They never looked back, crossing four runs through the final six frames - featuring a solo home run from Drew Millas - as the ‘Caps loaded the bases in the ninth but were unable to capitalize, dropping the series finale, 6-2. Whitecaps starter Jesus Rodriguez (1-3) tossed five innings, allowing four runs on five hits in his third loss of the season. Lugnuts starting pitcher Dalton Sawyer (2-0) pitched only 1.1 innings of shutout baseball in his second victory in 2021. The Lansing Lugnuts evened the overall series between the cross-state rivals at 193-193 with the victory. WE’RE NOT CRYING, YOU’RE CRYING: On June 13, the Detroit Tigers promoted Whitecaps infielder and 2020 first overall MLB Draft pick Spencer Torkelson to Double-A Erie. Torkelson, the Tigers No. 1 prospect, hit .312 with five home runs and 28 RBI in only 31 games while ranking in the top of the High-A Central League in multiple categories. The 21-year-old first overall pick led the league with a 1.009 OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) while placing second in RBI (28) on-base percentage (.440) and slugging percentage (.569) and tied for third in both doubles (11) and walks (24). THRIFTY THURSDAYS ALSO FEATURE...: The Whitecaps hold a 5-1 record on Thursdays this season -- their best performance of any day within the week. STILL GOT PROSPECTS: Outfielder Daniel Cabrera headlines a team featuring seven of the Tigers Top 30 prospects, according to MLB Pipeline. HEALTH REPORT: The ‘Caps injured list holds five players at this time in pitchers Garrett Hill, Franklin Perez, Hugh Smith, and OFs Parker Meadows & Dane Myers. ALUMNI REPORT: Former Whitecaps pitchers Joe Jimenez, Jason Foley, Kyle Funkhouser, and Buck Farmer were among a Detroit Tigers franchise record nine pitchers to help beat the Kansas City Royals 10-3 on Monday night at Kauffman Stadium. Farmer played with West Michigan in 2014, while Jimenez was part of the ‘15 Midwest League Championship team, and Foley and Funkhouser enjoyed the 91-win 2017 squad. UPCOMING LMCU BALLPARK HOMESTAND HIGHLIGHTS 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! Full Name: Keider Edurado Montero (pronounced Kay-Der) WHITECAPS STARTING PITCHER Born: July 6, 2000 #12 • Keider Montero • RHP Resides: Santa Teresa del Tuy, Venezuela 6-1 • 213 lbs • 20 yrs Acquired: Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Tigers on August 25, 2016. 2021: 2-4, 6.84 ERA - 26.1 IP, 40H, 25R, 10BB, 30K 2019: 4-3, 2.08 ERA - 47.2 IP, 44H, 15R, 16BB, 49K The 20-year old righty began the 2021 season as not only the youngest player MONTERO’S CAREER STATISTICS on the Whitecaps roster, but also their Opening Day starter at Fort Wayne. Yr Tm Lg W L ERA G GS CG SH SV IP H R ER HR BB K Montero entered the season ranked as high as the Tigers #20 prospect by 17 DSL Tigers DSL 1 5 4.02 14 12 0 0 0 47 46 34 21 0 27 41 The Detroit News. 18 DSL Tigers-1 DSL 2 2 2.14 15 5 0 0 5 46.1 45 22 11 2 16 40 GCL Tigers-W 19 GCL 2 1 1.57 5 5 0 0 0 23 22 8 4 0 11 23 LAST START: Montero struggled through 4.2 innings, giving up a career-high 19 Connecticut NYPL 2 2 2.55 5 5 1 1 0 24.2 22 7 7 2 5 26 nine hits and five runs (all earned) without walking a batter and sriking out 21 West Mich. HAC 2 4 6.84 7 7 0 0 0 26.1 40 25 20 2 10 30 six as part of a ‘Caps 8-1 loss to the Lansing Lugnuts on June 9 at LMCU TOTALS 9 14 3.39 46 34 1 1 5 167.1 175 96 63 6 69 160 Ballpark. MONTERO - Career Game Highs 2019: Split the season between the Gulf Coast and New York Penn League, Most Innings Pitched: 6, multiple times and posted a 2.08 ERA in 10 starts and 47.2 innings while striking out 49. Most Strikeouts: 8, 8/7/19 vs. Aberdeen Most Walks Allowed: 5, 7/13/19 vs. GCL Phillies East 2019 SPLITS: Most Hits Allowed: 9, 6/9/21 vs. Lansing vs. Right: 17.1 IP, 13 H, 5 BB, 20 K, .200 BAA, 1.04 WHIP, 1.04 ERA Career Complete Games: 1 vs. Left: 5.2 IP, 9 H, 6 BB, 3 K, .391 BAA, 2.65 WHIP, 3.18 ERA Career Shutouts: 1 DETROIT NEWS SAYS: “Wait on this guy. Because as he adds sinew and Career 10+ Strikeout Games: 0 savvy to a pitching package that already impresses, Montero could be one MONTERO’S 2021 GAME-BY-GAME STARTS of the best stories from Detroit’s farm in 2021 and beyond.