South Bend Silver Hawks (24-27 Second Half, 51-68 Overall)
vs. Great Lakes Loons (29-23 Second Half, 69-53 Overall)
Coveleski Stadium, South Bend, Indiana – 6:30 PM Eastern Time
Season Series: 7-1 Loons
@ Coveleski Stadium: 4-0 Loons
@ Dow Diamond: 3-1 Loons
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Silver Hawks Team Hitting: .248 – 10th
Silver Hawks Team Pitching: 3.99 ERA – 8th
Loons Team Hitting: .259 – 6th
Loons Team Pitching: 3.88 ERA – 7th
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LAST GAME (Tuesday): West Michigan raced out to a 9-0 lead on their way to a 9-2 victory over the Silver Hawks on Tuesday night in Michigan. Jordan Lennerton had a two run homer, Brent Wyatt had a two run double, and five other Whitecaps drove in one run to pace the West Michigan rout. Casey Crosby (WP, 10-4) tossed 5.0 scoreless innings for the win. Randy Rodriguez (LP, 4-9) allowed all nine runs over his 3.2 innings on the mound. Reynaldo Navarro had a two run double to score the only two runs for South Bend. Jordan Meaker (ND), Victor Capellan (ND) and Justin Mace (ND) combined for 4.1 scoreless innings of relief.
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PLAYOFF CHASE (18 Games Remaining in the Second Half – Top Two of Remaining Teams Qualify):
· Great Lakes leads the playoff chase by 4.5 games. South Bend leads Dayton by 1.0 game for the wild card spot.
· Fort Wayne was the first half champion and West Michigan was the first half wild card in the East.
· Peoria leads the West race, with Clinton leading the wild card chase. Kane County and Cedar Rapids were first half qualifiers.
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TEAM NOTES:
· The Silver Hawks allowed five runs in an inning in each of the final three games against the Whitecaps, losing all three.
· The remaining 18 games will all be against other playoff hopefuls (4 vs. GL, 4 vs. DTN, 4 @ GL, 1 vs. LAN, 3 @ DTN, 2 vs. LAN).
· South Bend is 17 games under .500 for the year. The season low is 18 games under .500 (on three different occasions).
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INDIVIDUAL NOTES:
· Clayton Conner had his six game hitting streak snapped Tuesday. He had at least one hit in his first six games with South Bend.
· Reynaldo Navarro has established a new season high with a nine game hitting streak (15 for his last 39).
· Jordan Meaker has thrown 9.2 consecutive scoreless innings, a season high for him.
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