@ Lansing Lugnuts (25-14 Second Half, 63-43 Overall)
@ Coveleski Stadium: 4-3 Lugnuts
@ Cooley Law School Stadium: 3-3 Tie
Silver Hawks Team Hitting: .242 – 14th
Silver Hawks Team Pitching: 3.63 ERA – 5th
Lugnuts Team Hitting: .254 – T-6th
Lugnuts Team Pitching: 3.85 ERA – T-10th
LAST GAME: Michael Crouse doubled to start the bottom of the tenth inning and later scored the game winning run on a K.C. Hobson sacrifice fly as the Lansing Lugnuts knocked off the South Bend Silver Hawks 2-1. The late rally against Jeremy Erben (LP, 3-2) improved Lansing to 8-0 in extra inning contests while the Hawks fell to 4-1. Yazy Arbelo provided South Bend’s lone run with a solo homer in the second inning – his 25th of the year. Shawn Griffith (WP, 4-0) earned the win in relief for Lansing. Tyler Green (ND) tossed 5.0 scoreless innings for South Bend.
TEAM NOTES:
· Last night was the first extra inning loss for the Silver Hawks in five tries this season.
· South Bend has lost six of the last seven home series dating back to the final series of the first half.
· South Bend is just 11-for-66 (.167) with RISP over the last nine games, but have managed a 5-4 record in that time.
· The Silver Hawks are in a stretch of 14 straight games against Lansing & Bowling Green – both playoff qualifiers already (currently 1-2).
INDIVIDUAL NOTES:
· Roberto Ortiz is on an eight game hitting streak – his highest of the year. He’s also hit in 13 of his last 14, raising avg from .180 to .223.
· Gerson Montilla has committed just one error in 33 games for the Silver Hawks this season.
· Yazy Arbelo has hit in five straight games, including his league leading 25th homer on Thursday night.
MILESTONE WATCH:
· Yazy Arbelo has tied Billy Martin (2000) for the single season record with 25 homers. He’s tied for third on the career home run list.
· Arbelo also needs two RBIs to tie for ninth on the single season RBI leader board with 82. The team record is 108.
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