@ West Michigan Whitecaps (28-27 Second Half, 60-64 Overall)
Fifth Third Ballpark, Comstock Park, Michigan – 7:00 PM Eastern Time
Season Series: 10-7 Whitecaps
@ Coveleski Stadium: 6-2 Whitecaps
@ Fifth Third Ballpark: 5-4 Silver Hawks
Silver Hawks Team Hitting: .243 – T-13th
Silver Hawks Team Pitching: 3.74 ERA – 7th
Whitecaps Team Hitting: .256 – 3rd
Whitecaps Team Pitching: 3.87 ERA – 13th
LAST GAME: West Michigan’s Kyle Ryan (WP, 5-9) combined with Kevan Hess (ND) and Michael Torrealba (SV, 6) on a four-hit, 2-0 shutout of the South Bend Silver Hawks on Sunday afternoon. The Whitecaps basicially dominated from the start, but had trouble scoring runs with 12 runners left on base as they went just 1-for-13 with RISP. Dixon Machado picked up the lone RBI for the Whitecaps while Nick Castellanos had three hits. Tyler Green (LP, 3-8) suffered a tough loss, allowing only one earned run in 5.0 innings on the hill.
TEAM NOTES:
· Playoff Race: The Silver Hawks are five games out of the wild card spot with 15 to play in the second half.
· Silver Hawks pitchers have issued only 341 walks this season – the third fewest in the MWL. They have the second fewest strikeouts.
· South Bend has been held to just four hits twice over the past three games (won on Friday vs. Lake County, lost Sunday @ WM).
INDIVIDUAL NOTES:
· Yazy Arbelo leads the league in homers, extra base hits, games played, and strikeouts. He is second in RBIs and walks and third in TB.
· Arbelo’s current seven game hitting streak ties his season’s best.
· Raywilly Gomez has 32 walks and 32 strikeouts in 2011. He has the best K to PA ratio in the MWL this season (11.72 PA per K).
MILESTONE WATCH:
· Yazy Arbelo has set a new franchise single season record with 27 homers. He’s tied for second on the career home run leader board.
· Arbelo also is seventh on the single season RBI leader board with 86 this season. Billy Martin (2000) ranks sixth with 90.
· He is also fourth with 56 extra base hits. He needs two to tie Daniel Perales for third on the single season leader board.
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