Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

The Whitecaps piled on ten runs by the end of the fourth inning as they blew out the Lugnuts 10-2.  Gustavo Nunez went two for five with a double, two runs and three RBIs while Ron Borquin went three for six with three RBIs.  Jordan Lennerton hit the only home run and he went three for four with a two run home run, three RBIs and two runs.

Anthony Shawler was the beneficiary of all that offense.  He improved to 7-4 and he gave up one run on six hits and three walks with six strikeouts in  six innings.

Billy Nowlin’s sac. fly in the top of the tenth inning proved to be the game winner in the White Caps 4-3 win over Lansing.  It capped of a three for three with three RBI night for the designated hitter.  Ron Borquin also had a nice game and he went three for five with a run.

Luke Putkonen pitched six shutout innings to start things off for West Michigan.  He gave up just two hits and two walks with seven strikeouts.  Jared Gayhart held the Lugnuts scoreless in the ninth and tenth and he struck out four to improve to 1-0 on the season.