OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION Lake County Captains (19-15, 59-44) at Bowling Green Hot Rods (22-12, 61-43) Sunday, July 28 • 3:05 P.M
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Class-A OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION Lake County Captains (19-15, 59-44) at Bowling Green Hot Rods (22-12, 61-43) Sunday, July 28 • 3:05 p.m. • Bowling Green Ballpark • Broadcast: All Sports CLE & ESPN 970 WFUN Game #104 • Road Game #54 • Season Series: 7-5, 8 Games Remaining LHP Matt Turner (0-0, 1.59 ERA) vs. RHP Easton McGee (7-2, 3.42 ERA) YESTERDAY: The Captains defeated the Bowling Green Hot Rods, 7-5, in 10 innings, thanks to Cody Farhat’s two-run 10th-inning single. Bowling Green took a 1-0 lead in the first on back-to-back two-out doubles by Jonathan Aranda and Chris Betts. Farhat tied the score in the Midwest League • Second Half top of the second on a solo homer, but Bowling Green rebounded with two runs in the bottom of the inning on an RBI single by Erik Ostberg and an RBI fielder’s choice by Izzy Wilson. Miguel Jerez hit a solo homer in the third to cut the Hot Rods’ lead to 3-2 and Lake County plated three runs in the fifth to take the lead. After Connor Smith singled with one out, Hot Rods shortstop Osmy Gregorio committed a two-out error Eastern Division W L GB that allowed Ike Freeman to reach. Quentin Holmes then hit a soft fly ball to left field that dunked in for a hit and the ball bounced under Wilson’s glove, allowing both Smith and Freeman to score. Jose Fermin then singled home Holmes to give the Captains a 5-3 lead. Bowling Bowling Green (Rays) 22 12 -- Green pulled within one in the fifth when Ford Proctor doubled, advanced to third on an error and scored on a ground out by Gregorio. The Hot Rods then tied the score in the seventh on an RBI single by Aranda. The game remained tied until Farhat singled with the bases loaded @ Great Lakes (Dodgers) 20 14 2.0 and two outs in the 10th, scoring both Holmes and Fermin. Kyle Marman pitched 3.2 innings of scoreless relief and struck out seven to earn the win. % LAKE COUNTY (INDIANS) 19 15 3.0 NEWCOMER: The Captains welcomed their first 2019 draftee Friday in INF Ike Freeman, the Indians’ 14th round pick out of the University of Lansing (Blue Jays) 17 17 5.0 North Carolina. Freeman posted a .293/.436/.427 slash line as a junior this past season with more walks (51) than strikeouts (32) as the Tar Heels’ starting third baseman. South Bend (Cubs) 17 17 5.0 SCHNEEMANN TO IL: Daniel Schneemann was placed on the Injured List yesterday after being hit by a pitch on Monday against Peoria. He Dayton (Reds) 15 19 7.0 has hit .389 with a .486 on-base percentage and a 1.019 OPS since the start of the second half, leading the Midwest League in all three categories since the All-Star Break. His.533 slugging percentage is second in the league. He has hit .468 (22-for-47) in his last 13 games, during which time he has collected seven multi-hit performances. The Captains’ middle infielder was named the Midwest League Player of the West Michigan (Tigers) 13 21 9.0 Week last Monday (7/8-7/14) after batting .632 (12-for-19) with a double, a triple, three RBI and three runs scored with one walk and no strikeouts. Fort Wayne (Padres) 11 23 11.0 CARDENAS CRUSHING: Ruben Cardenas ranks in the top 10 in the Midwest League in six offensive categories. He is third in the league in Western Division W L GB slugging percentage (.475), third in total bases (152), third in extra-base hits (35), fifth in OPS (.818), fifth in triples (6) and fifth in RBI (54). Kane County (Diamondbacks) 24 10 -- ADVANCED STATS: Jose Fermin owns the lowest swinging strike percentage (3.6%) and the second-lowest strikeout percentage in the Midwest League (9.3%). Ruben Cardenas is eighth in the MWL in wRC+ (134) and 15th in line drive percentage (19.8%). Bo Naylor is fourth in the league in line drive percentage (20.7%). Clinton (Marlins) 21 13 3.0 PUNCH-OUTS: Since the start of the second half, the Captains’ pitching staff leads the league with 326 strikeouts. Fort Wayne is second with % Cedar Rapids (Twins) 20 14 4.0 313. @ Quad Cities (Astros) 19 14 4.5 JUST SCORE, BABY: The Captains are 40-6 when they score five or more runs in a game. They are 4-19 when they score two or fewer runs Wisconsin (Brewers) 19 15 5.0 TRIPLE THE FUN: The Captains record for most team triples in a game is three and Lake County has accomplished that feat six times in team history. Three of those instances have been in 2019. The Captains’ offense tripled three times on May 24 at Lansing, June 28 at Lansing Burlington (Angels) 14 20 10.0 and July 26 at South Bend, Beloit (A’s) 11 22 12.5 FIRST HALF RECAP: The Captains won the Eastern Division Wild Card, finishing the first half with a 40-29 record and clinching a playoff berth for the first time since 2014. Lake County’s offense finished the half with a .230/.325/.396 slash line (.721 OPS). The Captains led the Peoria (Cardinals) 9 25 15.0 league in slugging percentage (.396) and home runs (63). They finished second in runs scored (336) and third in stolen bases (81). The Captains’ pitching staff finished the first half with a 3.55 team ERA, good for seventh in the MWL. On an individual level, Will Benson finished @-1st Half Title $-2nd Half Title %-1st-half Wild Card *-2nd-half Wild Card the half leading the league in home runs (18), slugging percentage (.604), OPS (.974), RBI (55) and total bases (131). Benson also finished second in extra-base hits (33), third in steals (18) and third in runs (44). Ruben Cardenas entered the All-Star Break in second in triples (5), third in slugging percentage (.518), fifth in OPS (.867) and fifth in extra-base hits (26). Tyler Freeman finished the half leading the MWL in runs (51). Luis Oviedo ended the first half leading the league in starts (13), second in wins (6) and fifth in innings pitched (67.1). CLINCHED: The Captains clinched a Midwest League playoff berth by winning the first half Eastern Division Wild Card. Lake County will face Captains Contacts the first half champion Great Lakes Loons in the first round. PLAYOFF HISTORY: Lake County has now reached the postseason six times. The Captains made the South Atlantic League playoffs in Tim O’Brien: [email protected] 2003 and 2008. The Captains have reached the Midwest League postseason in 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2019. They have won the division three times (2003, 2008, 2010) and the Wild Card three times (2012, 2014 and 2019). The Captains’ lone league championship was in the MWL in Andrew Luftglass: [email protected] 2010. Telephone: 440-975-8085 2019 ALL-STARS: OF Will Benson (now at High-A Lynchburg), SS Tyler Freeman (now at High-A Lynchburg) and RHP Manuel Alvarez Twitter: @LCCaptains (now at High-A Lynchburg) represented the Captains at the 55th MWL All-Star Classic on June 18 at Four Winds Field in South Bend, IN. Benson was named an All-Star starter, while Freeman and Alvarez were reserves. Alvarez is the only player remaining on the active roster after Benson and Freeman were promoted to High-A. BIG MOMENTS: Will Benson hit four home runs in one game on April 18 against the South Bend Cubs, becoming the firs player in Captains UPCOMING SCHEDULEhistory in AND the fifth in PROBABLE the history of the Midwest PITCHING League to accomplish MATCHUPS the rare feat. Ruben Cardenas hit an inside-the-park home run on April 16 in Bowling Green, marking the Captains’ first inside-the-park round-tripper since Sam Haggerty hit one on August 8, 2016 against the Date Opp. Time (ET) Captains Starter Dayton Dragons. The CaptainsOpponent also pitched Starter a combined no-hitter on June 22 in game two of a doubleheaderLive againstAudio the (Subject West Mic tohigan Chang e) 7/29 at Bowling Green 1:05 p.m. LHP Eli Lingos Whitecaps. Eli Lingos , Luis AraujoRHP Caleb and Kellen Sampen Rholl combined for the fifth no-hitter in Captains history.All Sports CLE & ESPN 970 WFUN 7/30 vs. Lansing 7:00 p.m. RHP Thomas Ponticelli TBA All Sports CLE 7/31 vs. Lansing 11:00 a.m. RHP Alex Royalty TOP PROSPECTS: Lake CountyTBA features four of the Indians’ Top 30 prospects on its active roster, accordingAll Sports to MLB.comCLE & ESPN. C Bo Naylor 970 WFUN (#4), RHP Luis Oviedo (#8), 2B/SS Jose Fermin (#23), OF Quentin Holmes (#27). 8/1 vs. Lansing 7:00 p.m. LHP Zach Draper TBA All Sports CLE TOP PICKS: The Captains’ roster includes one former first round draft pick and the Indians’ #1 draft selections from each of the last two years with OF Quentin Holmes* (2017; 2nd round – 64th overall) and C Bo Naylor (2018; 1st round – 29th overall). *The Indians did not have a first LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS GAME NOTES PAGE 2 TODAY’S CAPTAINS STARTING PITCHER #34 MATT TURNER LHP 2019 Game-By-Game Date Opp Dec IP H R ER HR SO BB Result Born (Age): August 4, 1999 (19) 6/16 BAT ND 5.0 4 2 2 1 6 0 W, 9-7 Hometown: Miami, FL 6/21 AUB L 4.0 5 4 4 0 5 1 L, 8-1 School: Miami Palmetto HS (FL) 6/27 at SC L 6.0 6 3 3 1 1 3 L, 3-1 HT: 6’4” │WT: 180 lbs │ Bats: L │Throws: L 7/2 at WIL W 5.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 W, 7-0 7/8 WIL W 6.0 3 0 0 0 4 0 W, 4-0 Acquired: 2017 MLB Draft – Round 11 7/14 HV ND 5.0 5 1 1 0 5 1 L, 5-2 Pitch Selection: Fastball, slider, changeup 7/22 PEO ND 5.2 6 1 1 0 4 1 W, 2-1 Total 2-2 36.2 32 11 11 2 27 6 2019 Statistics Team W L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR HBP BB SO * Relief Appearance MV 2 2 2.90 6 6 0 0 31.0 26 10 10 2 2 5 23 LC 0 0 1.59 1 1 0 0 5.2 6 1 1 0 0 1 4 Total 2 2 2.70 7 7 0 0 36.2 32 11 11 2 2 6 27 Career Statistics Year Team W L ERA G GS CG SHO IP SO BB WHIP 2017 AZL IND 1 2 6.75 10 3 0 0 24.0 22 8 1.83 2018 AZL IND1 3 3 3.75 11 3 0 0 36.0 36 8 1.19 2019 MV 2 2 2.90 6 6 1 1 31.0 23 5 1.00 2019 LC 0 0 1.59 1 1 0 0 5.2 4 1 1.24 Total 4 Teams 6 7 4.10 28 13 1 1 96.2 85 22 1.29 LAST TIME OUT: Turner made his Captains debut on Monday against Peoria and allowed one run over 5.2 innings.