Class-A OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION Lake County Captains (35-25) vs. Lansing Lugnuts (27-32) Saturday, June 8 • 7:00 p.m. • Classic Park • Broadcast: All Sports CLE & AM 1330/101.5 FM WINT Game #61 • Home Game #30 • Season Series: 2-3, 14 Games Remaining RHP Alex Royalty (1-3, 4.91 ERA) vs. RHP Cobi Johnson (1-5, 5.24 ERA) YESTERDAY: The Captains lost the first game of a four-game series against the Lansing Lugnuts, 6-4. Lansing took the lead in the third on an RBI fielder’s choice by Jake Brodt and added two more in the fifth on an error by Captains shortstop Tyler Freeman and an RBI double by Brodt. Freeman Midwest League • Overall threw Griffin Conine out at home on Brodt’s double to prevent two runs from scoring on the play. Lansing extended its lead to 5-0 in the seventh inning on a single by Brodt and a sacrifice fly by Ryan Gold. The Captains pulled within two runs with a pair of runs in the seventh and one more in the eighth. Bo Naylor led off the seventh with a triple and scored on a ground out by Ruben Cardenas. Mitch Reeves later walked and scored on a wild pitch. In the Eastern Division W L GB eighth, Hosea Nelson walked, advanced to third on an errant pickoff throw by Mike Pascoe and scored on a ground out to third by Freeman. The Lugnuts scored an insurance run in the ninth without the benefit of a hit. Moreno reached on an error by Freeman, stole second, moved to third when Naylor’s throw sailed into centerfield and scored on a wild pitch. The Captains nearly came back in the bottom of the ninth. Cardenas led off with a single against Great Lakes (Dodgers) 37 21 -- Sean Rackoski and scored on a two-out double by Jesse Berardi. Rackoski then got Jose Fermin to ground out to second base to end the game. MWL RANKINGS LAKE COUNTY (INDIANS) 35 25 3.0 Benson Freeman Cardenas HR (16) –1st R (47) – 1st SLG (.510) – 5th Bowling Green (Rays) 35 26 3.5 RBI (48) – 1st 2B (16) – T-4th SLG (.613) – 1st South Bend (Cubs) 33 26 4.5 TB (119) – 1st OPS (.994) – 1st Fort Wayne (Padres) 28 31 9.5 SB (18) – 2nd XBH (30) –T-2nd R (40) – T-3rd Lansing (Blue Jays) 27 32 10.5 2019 ALL-STARS: The Midwest League announced the 2019 MWL All-Star teams Wednesday and three Captains made the cut. OF Will Benson, SS Tyler Freeman and RHP Manuel Alvarez have been named All-Stars this year and are set to represent the Eastern Division at the 55th MWL All-Star Dayton (Reds) 22 39 16.5 Classic on June 18 at Four Winds Field in South Bend, IN. Benson was named an All-Star starter, while Freeman and Alvarez will be reserves. West Michigan (Tigers) 20 41 18.5 PLAYOFF PICTURE: With nine games remaining in the first half, the Captains hold the Wild Card position by a 1/2 game over the Bowling Green Hot Rods and 1.5 games over the South Bend Cubs. Lake County is 3.0 games behind the Great Lakes Loons for first place. The Captains do not face the Hot Rods again in the first half, but they have a three-game series with the Loons from June 11-13 at Classic Park. Western Division W L GB YET ANOTHER AWARD: Captains OF Will Benson was named the Midwest League Player of the Week on Monday for the third time this year and the second time in three weeks. Benson hit .409 (9-for-22) with four home runs, four stolen bases and eight RBI across seven games. The Indians’ #25 Quad Cities (Astros) 37 20 -- prospect had a .500 OBP and a 1.000 SLG on the week. He also doubled and walked as many times as he struck out (five). Benson was also named the MWL Player of the Week for April 15-21 and May 13-19. Burlington (Angels) 34 26 4.5 MLB DRAFT: The three-day, 40-round 2019 MLB Draft finished up on Wednesday. With their first round pick (24th overall), the Cleveland Indians selected Cedar Rapids (Twins) 31 29 7.5 RHP Daniel Espino, an 18-year old out of Georgia Premier Academy who grew up in Panama. In the second round (63rd overall), the Indians selected 17-year old switch-hitting shortstop Yordys Valdes, a Cuba native who moved to South Florida at the age of five and attended McArthur High School. Kane County (Diamondbacks) 31 29 7.5 INDIANS DRAFT BREAKDOWN: In the 2019 MLB Draft, Cleveland selected 13 high school players, 13 college juniors, 11 college seniors, two fifth-year college seniors and one junior college player. The Indians selected 25 pitchers, seven shortstops, four catchers, three centerfielders and one first Clinton (Marlins) 29 30 9.0 baseman. By age, Cleveland picked four 17-year-olds, nine 18-year-olds, one 19-year-old, four 20-year-olds, 11 21-year-olds, nine 22-year-olds and two 23-year-olds. Wisconsin (Brewers) 29 31 9.5 ALL IN THE FAMILY: Two Captains have had the joy of watching their brothers reach milestones in their baseball careers this year. On Tuesday afternoon, Tyler Freeman watched the Texas Rangers select his younger brother, Cody Freeman, in the fourth round (115th overall) of the MLB Draft. On Peoria (Cardinals) 26 33 12.0 May 24, Bo Naylor’s older brother, Josh Naylor, made his major league debut with the San Diego Padres. Josh debuted in Toronto, roughly 30 minutes from the family’s hometown of Mississauga, ON. Beloit (A’s) 22 37 16.0 PEOPLE, LET ME TELL YOU ‘BOUT MY BEST FRIEND: With their third round pick (101st overall), the Indians selected 18-year-old first baseman Joe @-1st Half Title $-2nd Half Title %-1st-half Wild Card *-2nd-half Wild Card Naranjo from Rueben S. Ayala High School in California. Naranjo is best friends with Cody Freeman, the younger brother of Captains shortstop Tyler Freeman. FOUR-HOMER HISTORY: Will Benson became the first player in Captains history to hit four home runs in a single game when he accomplished the rare feat on April 18 against the South Bend Cubs. Benson hit a two-run homer in the first, a solo home run in the third, a grand slam in the fourth and a solo homer in the sixth. He is now the fifth player in Midwest League history to produce a four-home run game and the fourth to do so in the MWL regular season. The three others who hit four home runs in a MWL regular season game are Garrett Jones (2002; Quad Cities River Bandits), Mike Bishop (1978; Captains Contacts Quad Cities Angels) and Bobby Smith (1959; Clinton Pirates). Eric Battersby (1999; Burlington Bees) is the only player ever to hit four home runs in the MWL postseason game. OFF TO THE RACES: Ruben Cardenas hit an inside-the-park home run on April 16 in Bowling Green. It was the first inside-the-park homer by a Tim O’Brien: [email protected] Captains hitter since Sam Haggerty hit one on August 8, 2016 against the Dayton Dragons. Andrew Luftglass: [email protected] TOP PROSPECTS: Lake County features six of the Indians’ Top 30 prospects on its active roster, according to MLB.com. SS/2B Tyler Freeman (#3), C Bo Naylor (#4), RHP Luis Oviedo (#8), 2B/SS Jose Fermin (#23), OF Will Benson (#25), OF Quentin Holmes (#27). Telephone: 440-975-8085 Twitter: @LCCaptains TOP PICKS: The Captains’ roster includes two former first round draft picks and the Indians’ #1 draft selections from each of the last three years with OF Will Benson (2016; 1st round – 14th overall), OF Quentin Holmes* (2017; 2nd round – 64th overall) and C Bo Naylor (2018; 1st round – 29th overall). *The Indians did not have a first round pick in 2017. ALL-STARS: The Captains have three 2018 New York-Penn League All-Stars and one 2018 Midwest League All-Star on their current roster. SS/2B Tyler Freeman, OF Hosea Nelson and OF/1B Mitch Reeves were all named New York-Penn League All-Stars last year, as members of the Indians’ Short- UPCOMING SCHEDULESeason affiliate AND, the MahoningPROBABLE Valley Scrappers. PITCHING OF Will Benson was named MATCHUPS a Midwest League All- Star last season and finished second in the MWL Date Opp. Time (ET) Captains Starter Home Run Derby. Opponent Starter Live Audio (Subject to Change) 6/9 vs. Lansing 1:30 PM RHP Luis Oviedo CARLIN RETURNS: Luke CarlinRHP is back Josh for his Winckowski second straight season as Captains Manager, becoming the firstAll skipSportsper since CL ETed & Kubiak ESPN in 2010970 -11WFUN to 6/10 vs. Lansing 7:00 PM RHP Cody Morris spend multiple seasons in Lake County.RHP Troy Between Watson Kubiak’s 2011 campaign and Carlin’s Captains debut last year, the Captains had a newAll manager Sports every CLE year for seven straight years. Carlin is now the fourth manager in Captains history to lead the team for multiple seasons, joining Kubiak, Aaron Holbert 6/11 vs. Great Lakes 7:00 PM LHP Zach Draper (2008-09) and Luis Rivera (2003TBA-04). In his first year at the helm, Carlin led Lake County to a 60-79 record. All Sports CLE 6/12 vs. Great Lakes 12:00 PM RHP Thomas Ponticelli TBA All Sports CLE ALUMNI ON THE BENCH: Captains Pitching Coach Owen Dew and Bench Coach Jordan Smith both played for Lake County before beginning their coaching careers.