OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION Lake County Captains (5-1, 45-30) at Lansing Lugnuts (3-3, 35-40) Thursday, June 27 • 7:05 P.M
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Class-A OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION Lake County Captains (5-1, 45-30) at Lansing Lugnuts (3-3, 35-40) Thursday, June 27 • 7:05 p.m. • Cooley Law School Stadium • Broadcast: All Sports CLE Game #77 • Road Game #37 • Season Series: 5-5, 9 Games Remaining RHP Alex Royalty (3-4, 4.10 ERA) vs. RHP Cobi Johnson (1-6, 5.18 ERA) YESTERDAY: Hosea Nelson homered twice and the Captains defeated the Lansing Lugnuts in game two of a four-game series, 6-3. Nelson gave the Captains a 1-0 lead in the top of the third with his first homer of the afternoon, but Hunter Steinmetz tied the game with a solo shot of his own in the Midwest League • Second Half bottom of the third. The Lugnuts scored a pair of runs in the fourth to take a 3-1 lead on a run-scoring fielder’s choice and a double steal, in which Hagen Danner stole home. A Henry Pujols pulled Lake County back within one run with an RBI double in the fifth. Two innings later, Pujols tied the score at 3-3, slamming a solo homer to left field. Nelson made it back-to-back homers when he cracked his second homer of the game to right. The Captains added Eastern Division W L GB two insurance runs in the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Ruben Cardenas and a balk by Lugnuts reliever Juan Nunez that scored Nelson. Eli Lingos pitched a career-high five innings and did not allow a run, en route to the win. Joey Pulido, who surrendered the Captains’ back-to-back long balls in the seventh, took the loss. % LAKE COUNTY (INDIANS) 5 1 -- SECOND-HALF PERFORMERS: Since the start of the second half, Jose Fermin has hit .500, going 9-for-18 with a double and four RBI. Since joining Bowling Green (Rays) 3 2 1.5 the Captains after the All-Star Break, Jonathan Engelmann has hit .412, going 7-for-17 with a walk-off home run, two doubles and four RBI. Hosea Nelson has hit .353 since the second half began, going 6-for-17 with three home runs and six RBI. @ Great Lakes (Dodgers) 3 2 1.5 RED HOT OFFENSE: The Captains have had one of the Midwest League’s most potent offenses since the end of the All-Star Break. Lake County leads the league in AVG (.302), OBP (.381), SLG (.484), OPS (.865), home runs (8) and runs (35). Lansing (Blue Jays) 3 3 2.0 JUST SCORE, BABY: The Captains are 32-4 when they score five or more runs in a game. They are 2-11 when they score two or fewer runs. South Bend (Cubs) 3 3 2.0 (WAY) DOWN ON THE FARM: George Valera, the Indians’ #5 prospect according to MLB.com, is tied for the New York-Penn League lead in HR (3), is Dayton (Reds) 2 4 3.0 second in RBI (13) and TB (13), third in XBH (6), fourth in H (13) and fifth in SLG (.595) and OPS (.991) Fort Wayne (Padres) 2 4 3.0 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 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 West Michigan (Tigers) 2 4 3.0 first half with a 3.55 team ERA, good for seventh in the MWL. On an individual level, Will Benson finished 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 Western Division W L GB 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). Kane County (Diamondbacks) 5 1 -- CLINCHED: The Captains clinched a Midwest League playoff berth by winning the first half Eastern Division Wild Card. Lake County will face the first half Wisconsin (Brewers) 4 2 1.0 champion Great Lakes Loons in the first round. @ Quad Cities (Astros) 3 2 1.5 PLAYOFF HISTORY: Lake County has now reached the postseason six times. The Captains made the South Atlantic League playoffs in 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 2010. % Cedar Rapids (Twins) 3 3 2.0 SO LONG: Will Benson, Tyler Freeman, Mitch Reeves and Cody Morris were called up to High-A Lynchburg following the All-Star Break. Benson led Clinton (Marlins) 3 3 2.0 the Midwest League in home runs (18), slugging percentage (.604), OPS (.974), RBI (55) and total bases (131). Benson was hitting .272/.371/.604 at the time of the call-up. Freeman was hitting .292/.382/.424 and led the league in runs (51). Freeman also had the third-lowest strikeout percentage (10.3%) in Burlington (Angels) 2 4 3.0 the MWL and the sixth-lowest swinging strike percentage (5.2%). Reeves was batting .257/.351/.407 with six home runs and 37 RBI. Morris went 5-2 with a 3.20 ERA in nine starts and one relief appearances. The right-hander struck out 56 and walked just 10 in 45 IP. Peoria (Cardinals) 2 4 3.0 2019 ALL-STARS: OF Will Benson, SS Tyler Freeman and RHP Manuel Alvarez represented the Captains at the 55th MWL All-Star Classic on June 18 Beloit (A’s) 1 4 3.5 at Four Winds Field in South Bend, IN. Benson was named an All-Star starter, while Freeman and Alvarez were reserves. st nd st nd POWER UP: The Captains lead the Midwest League in home runs (71) and slugging percentage (.403). Will Benson (now with High-A Lynchburg) still @-1 Half Title $-2 Half Title %-1 -half Wild Card *-2 -half Wild Card leads the league in home runs (18) and slugging percentage (.604). Lake County has led the MWL in homers each of the last two seasons and the Captains have had the individual home run champion the last two years. Lake County’s 118 long balls led the circuit in 2018 and Benson hit the most homers in the league with 22. In 2017, the Captains set a new club record with a league-leading 153 home runs (two shy of tying the MWL record of 155, set in 1961 by Waterloo). Emmanuel Tapia broke the Captains’ single-season record that year with a league-best 29 big flies. LITTLE BRO, BIG POWER: The Mahoning Valley Scrappers, Short-Season affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, leads the New York-Penn League in home Captains Contacts runs (9). They are second in runs (55) and third in slugging percentage (.376). 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 history in Tim O’Brien: [email protected] the fifth in the history of the Midwest League to accomplish 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 Dayton Dragons. The Captains also Andrew Luftglass: [email protected] pitched a combined no-hitter on June 22 in game two of a doubleheader against the West Michigan Whitecaps. Eli Lingos, Luis Araujo and Kellen Rholl combined for the fifth no-hitter in Captains history. Telephone: 440-975-8085 Twitter: @LCCaptains TOP PROSPECTS: Lake County features four of the Indians’ Top 30 prospects on its active roster, according to MLB.com. C Bo Naylor (#4), RHP Luis Oviedo (#8), 2B/SS Jose Fermin (#23), OF Quentin Holmes (#27). 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 round pick in 2017. UPCOMING SCHEDUL E AND PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS CARLIN RETURNS: Luke Carlin is back for his second straight season as Captains Manager, becoming the first skipper since Ted Kubiak in 2010-11 to Date Opp. Time (ET) Captains Starter spend multiple seasons in Lake OpponentCounty. Between Starter Kubiak’s 2011 campaign and Carlin’s Captains debut last year,Live the Captains Audio had (Subject a new manager to Change) every 6/28 at Lansing 7:05 p.m. LHP Zach Draper year for seven straight years. CarlinRHP is nowFitz the Stadler fourth manager in Captains history to lead the team Allfor multipleSports seasons, CLE & joining AM 1330/10Kubiak, Aaron1.5 HolbertFM WINT (2008-09) and Luis Rivera (2003-04).