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The White Caps didn’t score a run until they were down 2-0 but they got it done in the later innings as they pushed to a 4-2 win.  Michael Bertram went two for four with a double while Scott Sizemore went two for three with a double, a walk, an RBI and a run.

Phil Napolitan picked up the win. He gave up one hit and of the four batters he got out, they all went down via strikeout.  He improved to 4-2 on the season.

The White Caps made it three straight wins with a pair of wins in a doubleheader with Fort Wayne.  Jordan Newton went four for four with a double and three RBIs.  Gorkys Hernandez went two for four with two RBIs and a run.  Phil Napolitan got two outs in the seventh and he picked up his third win of the season.

Kelvin Cedano improved to 2-2 in the second game.  He gave up one run on four hits with three strikeouts in three innings of relief.  Hernandez had another nice game and he went two for three with a triple and two runs in the 4-1 win.

Gorkys Hernandez drove home Audy Ciriaco in the bottom of the ninth inning to win it for the White Caps.  Earlier in the inning, Ciriaco singled  home the tying run in the 5-4 win.  Joseph Tucker doubled twice and drove in two runs while Santo De Leon went two for two with a double, two walks and two runs.

Phil Napolitan picked up the win with two innings of shutout relief.  He gave up a hit and he struck out four.

The White Caps came back from a 3-0 deficit and scored three runs in the ninth to tie it, but then Phil Napolitan gave up two runs in the top of the twelth to lose it for the team.  The loss dropped his record to 0-2 on the season.

Scott Sizemore went three for six with a triple and two RBIs.  Gorkys Hernandez went two for five with a triple and a run.