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By Jim Scott
May 20, 2021 | 7:59 AM
GRAND CHUTE, WI â The West Michigan Whitecaps beat the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 6-4 Wednesday night at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cites Stadium. Wisconsin trailed 6-2 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning and were poised for a big comeback with the bases loaded and no outs. However, they couldnât close the deal and lost for the second night in a row to the Whitecaps.
West Michigan (6-7) took the lead with a pair of solo home runs in the top of the second inning. Bryant Packard hit the foul pole in left field for a homer with one out. Rey Rivera, who homered against the Rattlers on Tuesday night, hit a two-out solo homer that cleared the wall in center field and the Whitecaps were up 2-0.
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COMSTOCK PARK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) It was close, but a rally came up short Sunday afternoon for the West Michigan Whitecaps as they fell 7-4 to the Great Lakes Loons.
The Whitecaps trailed 5-0 after five innings but battled back scoring four runs over in the 6th and 7th. Bryant Packardâs first 2021 home run before the Loonsâ Deacon Liput stroked a two-run single to provide much-needed insurance for Great Lakes.
The loss gives the Loons a 4-2 series victory, as West Michigan missed an opportunity to collect a series split.
The Whitecaps head west to face the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers to open six-game series beginning Tuesday at 7:35 pm. The Whitecaps send pitcher Garrett Hill to the mound Wisconsin pitcher Justin Jarvis.
DETROIT Two weeks into the Minor League season, Derek Hill has already compiled a highlight reel of catches for Triple-A Toledo. Most of them involve collisions with the outfield wall at another Triple-A park in Indianapolis.
While Hill has long since proved that he’s a Major League-caliber defender, he’s