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Class-A OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION Lake County Captains (3-7, 32-48) vs. Fort Wayne TinCaps (7-3, 39-40) Sunday, July 1 • 4:00 p.m. • Classic Park • Broadcast: All Sports CLE & ESPN 970 WFUN Game #81 • Home Game #39 • Season Series: 5-2, 7 Games Remaining RHP Jean Carlos Mejia (0-2, 3.33 ERA) vs. LHP Nick Margevicius (5-4, 2.92 ERA) YESTERDAY: The Captains lost the third game in their four-game series against the Fort Wayne TinCaps, 6-4. TinCaps starter Mason Thompson struck out a career-high nine batters over five innings. He held the Captains to two runs on three hits, en route to the win. Midwest League • Overall Captains starter Francisco Perez also had a solid outing, allowing three runs – two earned – over six innings. He struck out six, walked none and allowed five hits, but still took the loss. Austin Smith retired the final five Captains in order to earn his first save of the year. Eastern Division W L GB Robbie Podorsky led Fort Wayne offensively with a 4-for-4 performance that included a double, an RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored. %Lansing (Blue Jays) 8 2 -- JUNE REVIEW: Lake County finished June with an 11-15 record. The Captains’ offense averaged 4.5 runs per game and slashed Fort Wayne (Padres) 7 3 1.0 .236/.307/.378. The pitching staff posted a 4.35 ERA and posted an 8.5 K/9 rate with a 2.8 K/BB rate. @Bowling Green (Rays) 6 4 2.0 NEW MAN IN TOWN: The Captains received RHP Nick Sandlin from the rookie-level Arizona League yesterday. Sandlin, whom the Indians selected in the second round (67th overall), is the first 2018 draft pick to join the Captains. Sandlin was named the Perfect Game South Bend (Cubs) 6 4 2.0 National Pitcher of the Year, Conference USA Pitcher of the Year and Conference USA Michael L. Slive Male Athlete of the Year this season after leading the nation in WHIP (0.71) and ERA (1.06) at Southern Mississippi. Sandlin and Captains LHP Kirk McCarty were West Michigan (Tigers) 5 5 3.0 teammates at Southern Mississippi. The last time the Captains received a player who had been drafted that year was in 2016 when OF Andrew Calica (11th round) and LHP Ben Krauth (16th round) joined Lake County. Dayton (Reds) 4 6 4.0 WALK-OFF MAGIC: Nine of the Captains’ 19 victories at Classic Park this year have come on walk-offs. Lake County beat Fort Wayne on LAKE COUNTY (INDIANS) 3 7 5.0 Opening Night with a walk-off single by Jorma Rodriguez. The Captains have won two games on walk-off homers (Oscar Gonzalez: May 14 vs. SB & Ulysses Cantu: May 25 vs. GL). Lake County has also won two games on walk-off passed balls (April 23 vs. WM & May 5 vs. Great Lakes (Dodgers) 1 9 7.0 BEL). Todd Isaacs hit a walk-off, two-run single to beat Dayton on June 5. Isaacs then hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning against Lansing on June 12. On June 14, J.J. Berardi hit a walk-off single in the 10th to beat Lansing again. Nolan Jones beat Fort Wayne with a th Western Division W L GB walk-off single in the 11 on June 29. The Captains had only one walk-off win in 2017. THE HERO: Todd Isaacs has had a hand in four of the Captains’ nine walk-off victories. He scored the game-winning runs on Opening Cedar Rapids (Twins) 9 1 -- Night (single by Jorma Rodriguez vs. FW) and on April 23 (passed ball vs. WM). He then produced walk-off singles against Dayton and Clinton (Mariners) 7 3 2.0 Lansing on June 5 and June 12. Last year, Isaacs delivered the Captains’ only walk-off win with a home run against Bowling Green to clinch the 1,000th win in team history. %Peoria (Cardinals) 7 3 2.0 HOME COOKING: The Captains have posted a 19-19 record at Classic Park, but are 13-29 on the road this season. Lake County has a Beloit (A’s) 5 5 4.0 run differential of -19 at home and a -54 run differential on the road. Kane County (Diamondbacks) 4 6 5.0 HOME RUN KINGS: The Captains lead the Midwest League in home runs with 68. Cedar Rapids is in second with 65 homers. Lake County, however, is 12th in runs scored with 334. @Quad Cities (Astros) 4 6 5.0 WHO’S HOT? Wisconsin (Brewers) 3 7 6.0 - Nolan Jones: Led the team with a .852 OPS in June (minimum 15 games). Leads the team and is 19th in the Midwest League with a 130 WRC+. Burlington (Angels) 1 9 8.0 - Oscar Gonzalez: Has gone 7-for-20 (.350) in his last six games with a home run, a double and a triple. Slashed .284/.320/.474 during June and led the team that month with four homers and 18 RBI. @-1st Half Title $-2nd Half Title %-1st-half Wild Card *-2nd-half Wild Card - Josh Rolette: Since being activated from the Disabled List on June 12, Rolette has slashed .324/.385/.471 (.855 OPS). He hit his first career home run on June 27 at Lansing. MIDWEST LEAGUE ALL-STARS: Three Captains were named to the Midwest League Eastern Division All-Star Team for 2018: OF Will Benson, LHP Kyle Nelson and RHP Tommy DeJuneas (DL). Benson and Nelson played in the 54th MWL All-Star Classic in Lansing, Captains Contacts while DeJuneas could not play due to injury. Benson started in right field and went 1-for-2 with a single. Nelson retired both batters he faced in the seventh inning. He struck out Quad Cities’ Bryan De La Cruz looking and got Clinton’s Ryan Costello to line out to centerfield. Tim O’Brien: [email protected] HOME RUN DERBY: Will Benson finished second in the 2018 Midwest League Home Run Derby on June 19 in Lansing. Benson hit 23 Andrew Luftglass: [email protected] home runs, but was bested by Bowling Green catcher Ronaldo Hernandez. The Hot Rods’ backstop won the final round with 13 home runs Telephone: 440-975-8085 against Benson’s 10. Twitter: @LCCaptains DRAFT REPORT: The Indians have now signed 27 selections from the 2018 MLB Amateur Draft. Cleveland’s Competitive Balance Round A selection (41st overall), RHP Lenny Torres, Jr is the highest draft selection the Indians have signed to date. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS Date Opp. Time (ET) Captains Starter Opponent Starter Live Audio (Subject to Change) 7/2 vs. Dayton 7:00 PM LHP Kirk McCarty RHP Hunter Greene All Sports CLE 7/3 vs. Dayton 7:00 PM LHP Juan Hillman RHP Tyler Mondile All Sports CLE 7/4 at Dayton 7:00 PM RHP Gregori Vasquez LHP Packy Naughton All Sports CLE 7/5 at Dayton 7:00 PM LHP Francisco Perez RHP Adrian Rodriguez All Sports CLE LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS GAME NOTES PAGE 2 TODAY’S CAPTAINS STARTING PITCHER #36 JEAN CARLOS MEJIA RHP 2018 Game-By-Game Date Opp Dec IP H R ER HR SO BB Result Born (Age): August 26, 1996 (21) *4/6 vs. FW ND 4.0 0 0 0 0 4 2 W, 10-8 Hometown: Gaspar Hernandez, DR *4/13 vs. SB ND 5.0 4 1 1 0 2 2 L, 6-5 School: 6/7 vs. DAY ND 4.0 3 2 1 0 5 1 W, 5-2 HT: 6’4” │WT: 205 lbs │ Bats: R │Throws: R 6/13 vs. LAN ND 3.2 6 3 1 2 5 2 L, 11-3 6/21 at BG L 4.0 8 4 4 0 3 1 L, 7-2 Acquired: 2013 – Non-Drafted Free Agent 6/26 at LAN L 3.2 6 5 2 0 3 1 L, 8-7 Pitch Selection: Total 0-2 24.1 27 15 9 2 22 9 2018 Statistics * Relief Appearance Team W L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR HBP BB SO LC 0 2 3.33 6 4 0 0 24.1 27 15 9 2 2 9 22 Total 0 2 3.33 6 4 0 0 24.1 27 15 9 2 2 9 22 Career Statistics Year Team W L ERA G GS CG SHO IP SO BB WHIP 2014 DSL IND 3 0 2.70 16 0 0 0 33.1 29 15 1.11 2015 DSL IND 4 3 1.37 19 0 0 0 39.1 25 12 1.07 2016 DSL IND 2 4 3.48 17 1 0 0 33.2 22 5 1.13 2017 AZL IND 1 0 3.14 10 0 0 0 14.1 19 5 1.26 201 7 MV 1 0 0.00 11 0 0 0 22.2 31 5 0.49 2018 LC 0 2 3.33 6 4 0 0 24.1 22 9 1.48 Total 4 Teams 11 9 2.31 79 5 0 0 167.2 148 51 1.09 LAST TIME OUT: Mejia allowed five runs – two earned – over 3.2 innings on Tuesday and took the loss at Lansing. The right-hander had allowed one run over the first three innings, but the fourth inning unraveled after one unfortunate play. With runners on second and third and two outs, Norberto Obeso chopped a grounder up the middle and Mejia tried to make the play with his bare hand, but saw the ball glance off his hand and toward third for an infield single.