OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION Lake County Captains (15-16, 44-57) at West Michigan Whitecaps (13-18, 49-52) Thursday, July 26 • 7:05 P.M
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Class-A OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION Lake County Captains (15-16, 44-57) at West Michigan Whitecaps (13-18, 49-52) Thursday, July 26 • 7:05 p.m. • Fifth Third Ballpark • Broadcast: All Sports CLE Game #102 • Road Game #52 • Season Series: 7-5, 5 Games Remaining LHP Kirk McCarty (3-9, 4.67 ERA) vs. RHP Elvin Rodriguez (6-4, 4.10 ERA) YESTERDAY: The Captains edged the West Michigan Whitecaps, 1-0. Elvis Perez scored the game’s only run in the fifth inning. With runners on first and second with two outs, Richie Palacios worked the count full on Whitecaps starter Dane Myers. The runners took off Midwest League • Overall on the 3-2 pitch and Palacios hit a broken-bat flare to the right of second base. Shortstop Cam Warner cut across the bag, fielded the ball on a hop, bobbled it and fired late to first. As Palacios reached on the error, Perez busted it around third and slid in ahead of the throw Eastern Division W L GB from first baseman Rey Rivera. The Captains sealed the game in the ninth thanks to a laser throw by left fielder Oscar Gonzalez. With men on first and second with two outs, Joey Morgan singled through the shortstop hole. Brady Policelli rounded third and tried to score, but Gonzalez threw a strike to catcher Josh Rolette who tagged out Policelli to end the game. Captains starter Jean Carlos Mejia struck out @Bowling Green (Rays) 19 13 -- a career-high 10 batters over seven shutout innings to earn the win and Kyle Nelson pitched a scoreless ninth to pick up the save. Myers South Bend (Cubs) 17 15 2.0 suffered the loss. Fort Wayne (Padres) 15 16 3.5 WELCOME BACK: Austen Wade returns to the Captains today following over two months on the Disabled List. The centerfielder collided with SS Ernie Clement on a flare to left-center on May 20 at West Michigan. LAKE COUNTY (INDIANS) 15 16 3.5 PLAYOFF PUSH: The Captains enter today tied with Fort Wayne for the Wild Card and trailing South Bend by 1.5 games for the top Dayton (Reds) 15 17 4.0 playoff position in the Eastern Division. The Captains own the head-to-head tiebreaker against Fort Wayne (6-2) and West Michigan (7-5), but not against South Bend (4-6) or Dayton (6-9). %Lansing (Blue Jays) 14 18 5.0 2018 DRAFTEES: The Captains now have three of the Indians’ 2018 draft picks on their roster. Cleveland has sent RHP Nick Sandlin West Michigan (Tigers) 13 18 5.5 (2nd round), INF Richie Palacios (3rd round) and RHP Robert Broom (10th round) to Lake County. Great Lakes (Dodgers) 10 22 9.0 STARTING STRONG: Over the last 24 games, Captains starters have posted a 2.94 ERA (45 ER, 137.2 IP) with 137 strikeouts against 33 walks. Western Division W L GB MOVING PARTS: The Indians dealt former Captain and #1 prospect Francisco Mejia to the San Diego Padres on Thursday in exchange for a pair of Major League relievers, LHP Brad Hand and RHP Adam Cimber. Mejia was with Lake County in 2015 and 2016. During the Cedar Rapids (Twins) 23 9 -- 2016 season, the switch-hitting catcher put together a 50-game hitting streak between Lake County and High-A Lynchburg. On July 6, the Beloit (A’s) 19 11 3.0 Indians traded 2018 Captains RHP Tommy DeJuneas to the Houston Astros in exchange for RHP James Hoyt. DeJuneas was a Midwest League All-Star for the Captains this season and posted a 3.38 ERA across 20 relief appearances for Lake County. %Peoria (Cardinals) 19 11 3.0 DÉJÀ VU: The DeJuneas trade marks the second straight season that the Indians traded a player on the Captains’ roster. Last year, RHP Clinton (Mariners) 17 14 5.5 Ryder Ryan was traded to the New York Mets in exchange for Major League OF Jay Bruce. Like DeJuneas this season, Ryan was also a MWL All-Star the year he was dealt. @Quad Cities (Astros) 16 15 6.5 HOME COOKING: The Captains have posted a 26-24 record at Classic Park, but are 18-33 on the road this season. Lake County has a Kane County (Diamondbacks) 15 16 7.5 run differential of -7 at home and a -57 run differential on the road. Wisconsin (Brewers) 14 17 8.5 HOME RUN KINGS: The Captains lead the Midwest League in home runs with 86. Clinton is in second with 81 homers. Lake County, th however, is 11 in runs scored with 421. Burlington (Angels) 8 21 13.5 WHO’S HOT? @-1st Half Title $-2nd Half Title %-1st-half Wild Card *-2nd-half Wild Card - Miguel Eladio: Has gone 11-for-27 (.407) in his last eight games with two doubles and five RBIs. - Jose Vicente: Is 7-for-16 (.438) in his last four games with a home run, two doubles, three RBIs and three multi-hit performances. - Nolan Jones: Has homered twice in his last six games and is 19-for-54 (.352) in his last 17 games with four homers, 16 walks and 11 strikeouts. - Richie Palacios: Left Mahoning Valley on a 17-game hitting streak and slashed .411/.477/.589 with the Scrappers. Captains Contacts 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 (traded to Houston on July 6). Benson and Nelson played in the 54th MWL All- Tim O’Brien: [email protected] Star Classic in Lansing, while DeJuneas could not play due to injury. Benson started in right field and went 1-for-2 with a single. Nelson Andrew Luftglass: [email protected] 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. Telephone: 440-975-8085 Twitter: @LCCaptains HOME RUN DERBY: Will Benson finished second in the 2018 Midwest League Home Run Derby on June 19 in Lansing. Benson hit 23 home runs, but was bested by Bowling Green catcher Ronaldo Hernandez. The Hot Rods’ backstop won the final round with 13 home runs against Benson’s 10. UPCOMING SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS Date Opp. Time (ET) Captains Starter Opponent Starter Live Audio (Subject to Change) 7/27 at West Michigan 7:05 PM LHP Juan Hillman RHP Jesus Rodriguez All Sports CLE & AM 1330/101.5 FM WINT 7/28 vs. Great Lakes 7:00 PM RHP Gregori Vasquez TBA All Sports CLE & AM 1330/101.5 FM WINT 7/29 vs. Great Lakes 7:00 PM LHP Francisco Perez TBA All Sports CLE & ESPN 970 WFUN 7/30 vs. Great Lakes 7:00 PM RHP Jean Carlos Mejia TBA All Sports LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS GAME NOTES PAGE 2 TODAY’S CAPTAINS STARTING PITCHER #35 KIRK McCARTY LHP 2018 Game-By-Game Date Opp Dec IP H R ER HR SO BB Result Born (Age): October 12, 1995 (22) 4/7 at FW ND 4.1 4 3 3 0 7 3 W, 9-3 Hometown: Hattiesburg, MS 4/12 at DAY ND 4.1 11 9 9 3 4 1 L, 10-9 School: Southern Mississippi 4/20 vs. BG L 5.2 6 3 3 0 5 2 L, 7-2 HT: 5’10” │WT: 185 lbs │ Bats: L │Throws: L 4/25 G2 vs. WM ND 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 2 W, 6-3 5/2 vs. WIS W 5.0 3 1 1 0 8 5 W, 5-2 Acquired: 2017 MLB Draft – Round 7 5/7 at KC L 7.0 6 3 3 0 7 1 L, 7-1 Pitch Selection: Fastball, curveball, slider, changeup 5/12 at QC ND 5.0 8 3 3 1 5 0 W, 5-3 5/18 at WM L 4.2 9 6 6 0 7 1 L, 7-2 5/23 at DAY ND 5.0 4 2 1 0 3 2 L, 5-4 2018 Statistics 5/28 vs. GL ND 5.2 8 5 5 2 6 2 L, 14-5 Team W L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR HBP BB SO 6/2 at SB L 6.2 4 1 1 1 4 1 L, 3-0 LC 3 9 4.67 19 19 0 0 98.1 105 56 51 13 2 29 109 6/8 at GL L 4.2 4 4 4 0 7 3 L, 5-4 Total 3 9 4.67 19 19 0 0 98.1 105 56 51 13 2 29 109 6/14 vs. LAN ND 6.0 4 1 1 1 7 0 W, 4-3 6/22 at BG L 6.0 5 2 1 0 5 0 L, 4-1 6/27 at LAN L 3.2 10 5 2 2 5 1 L, 6-2 7/2 vs. DAY L 7.0 4 1 1 0 7 0 L, 2-1 Career Statistics 7/7 vs. WM W 6.1 2 0 0 0 11 0 W, 3-0 Year Team W L ERA G GS CG SHO IP SO BB WHIP 7/13 at PEO L 5.0 5 3 3 2 5 0 L, 4-1 2017 MV 2 2 1.85 13 6 0 0 34.0 33 10 1.09 7/19 vs. CLI W 5.2 5 1 1 0 5 4 W, 8-1 2018 LC 3 9 4.67 19 19 0 0 98.1 109 29 1.36 Total 3-9 98.1 105 56 51 13 109 29 Total 2 Teams 5 11 3.94 32 25 0 0 132.1 142 39 1.29 * Relief Appearance LAST TIME OUT: McCarty earned the win on Thursday against Clinton after allowing one run over 5.2 innings.