verlander loses 4-2 to the racers

BOXSCORE: 2009 West Huron Whitecaps At 2009 Elkhart Lake Racers      7/4/2009
 
  Whitecaps          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Racers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Figgins 3B        4  0  1  1 .294     M.Fontenot DH       4  1  2  0 .293  
  C.Crawford CF       4  0  0  0 .252     A.Iwamura 2B        3  0  1  0 .215  
  M.Grudzielanek 2B   3  1  1  0 .289     C.Beltran CF        3  0  0  1 .265  
  J.Keppinger DH      4  0  2  0 .239     L.Berkman 1B        4  0  0  0 .279  
  G.Anderson LF       4  0  0  0 .316     J.Dye LF            4  0  0  0 .259  
  C.Guillen 1B        3  0  0  1 .291     J.Drew RF           4  2  2  1 .245  
B-D.Murphy PH         1  0  0  0 .282     O.Cabrera SS        3  1  2  0 .285  
  J.Hardy SS          4  0  1  0 .267   A-T.Tulowitzki SS     0  0  0  0 .238  
  D.Dejesus RF        2  1  1  0 .274     A.Pierzynski C      3  0  2  2 .284  
  M.Olivo C           3  0  0  0 .224     G.Dobbs 3B          3  0  0  0 .250  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  2  6  2                 Totals      31  4  9  4
 
A-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Cabrera In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Guillen In 9th Inning
 
Whitecaps....... 0 0 0  1 1 0  0 0 0  -  2  6  0
Racers.......... 0 0 1  1 0 2  0 0    -  4  9  0
 
Whitecaps (35-59)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Verlander LOSS(9-7)     6       9   4   4   2   3   1 105   4.15
R.Tejeda                  2       0   0   0   0   1   0  22   6.75
Totals                    8       9   4   4   2   4   1
 
Racers                   IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
G.Perkins WIN(3-1)        6       5   2   2   2   0   0  79   3.09
C.Sampson HOLD(3rd)       2       1   0   0   0   1   0  25   5.53
M.Rivera SAVE(14th)       1       0   0   0   0   2   0  11   2.03
Totals                    9       6   2   2   2   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 20,119 DATE- Friday, July 4th 2009 TIME- Night 
T- 2:27
LEFT ON BASE- Whitecaps: 5  Racers: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Whitecaps: 1  Racers: 1
DOUBLES- J.Keppinger(5th), D.Dejesus(9th), A.Iwamura(15th), O.Cabrera(9th)
HOME RUNS- J.Drew(9th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Figgins(17th)
WALKS- M.Grudzielanek, D.Dejesus, A.Iwamura, C.Beltran
STRIKE OUTS- C.Crawford, G.Anderson, D.Murphy, M.Fontenot, J.Dye, J.Drew,
             A.Pierzynski
GIDP- D.Dejesus, G.Dobbs
 
In a tight game it was the Elkhart Lake Racers 4, the West Huron Whitecaps 2
at Siebkens Park (06).
 
Elkhart Lake brought 2 runs across the plate in the 6th inning with the help
of 3 hits.  After an out was recorded, J.D. Drew began the Elkhart Lake spurt
when he cracked a solo homerun (his 9th of the season).  Orlando Cabrera was
next and he doubled.  A.J. Pierzynski then lined a one-base hit.  Greg Dobbs
followed and he grounded into a double play.  Elkhart Lake out-hit West Huron
for the game, 9 hits to 6.  
 
Glen Perkins(3-1) allowed 2 runs in 6 innings, and picked up the victory.
Perkins was helped out by Mariano Rivera who recorded his 14th save.  Justin
Verlander(9-7) suffered the loss.  He was hit hard and gave up 9 hits and 2
walks in 6 innings.