Class-A

OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION (33-35, 73-64) vs. Great Lakes Loons (38-30, 81-54) Monday, September 2 • 1:00 p.m. • Classic Park • Broadcast: All Sports CLE & ESPN 970 WFUN Game #138 • Home Game #68 • Season Series: 5-6, 1 Game Remaining LHP Matt Turner (2-1, 2.56 ERA) vs. RHP Stephen Kolek (7-8, 5.05 ERA)

SATURDAY: The Captains were shut out for the second night in a row, falling to the Great Lakes Loons, 6-0. Great Lakes scored • Second Half four runs in the second inning on a pair of RBI fielder’s choices and a two-run by Sam McWilliams. Brandon Lewis added a two-run in the sixth. Loons starter Zach Willeman held the Captains to one over six scoreless innings to earn the win

and reliever Edward Cuello pitched three scoreless innings, allowing two hits, to notch the . Captains starter Alex Royalty took Eastern Division W L GB the loss, allowing four runs over four innings.

$ Bowling Green (Rays) 42 26 -- SCORELESS DROUGHT: With a 6-0 loss Saturday night, the Captains have been shut out in back-to-back games for time since April 25-26, 2017, when the Great Lakes Loons held Lake County scoreless two games in a row. The Captains have gone 25 @ Great Lakes (Dodgers) 38 30 4.0 straight innings without scoring a run. Lake County last scored in the second inning of Thursday’s 3-1 loss at Bowling Green on an RBI single by Daniel Schneemann. * South Bend (Cubs) 38 30 4.0 PLAYOFF PREVIEW: The Captains play their final game of the regular season today, facing the Great Lakes Loons, the same Lansing (Blue Jays) 35 34 7.5 team they will face in the first round of the playoffs. The Captains have gone 5-6 against Great Lakes this year, posting a 3.73 team ERA and hitting .224 as a team in the season series. Lake County has a -3 run differential in the series (38 R, 41 RA). Game one of % LAKE COUNTY (INDIANS) 33 35 9.0 the best-of-three playoff series is scheduled for Wednesday, September 4, at 7:00 p.m. at Classic Park.

Dayton (Reds) 29 40 13.5 CLINCHED: The Captains clinched a Midwest League playoff berth by winning the first half Eastern Division Wild Card. All of the playoff spots have been secured and all of the Eastern Division seeds are set. Quad Cities (first half champion), Cedar Rapids (first Fort Wayne (Padres) 29 40 13.5 half wild card), Clinton and Kane County will represent the Western Division. Great Lakes (first half champion), Lake County (first half wild card), Bowling Green (second half champion) and South Bend (second half wild card) will compete in the Eastern Division. West (Tigers) 28 41 14.5 The second half title and wild card spots in the Western Division will be decided today between Kane County and Clinton.

Western Division W L GB 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 Kane County (Diamondbacks) 45 24 -- 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. Clinton (Marlins) 44 25 1.0 PLAYOFF DÉJÀ VU: The Captains have faced the Great Lakes Loons once in a playoff series. In 2010, Lake County defeated the % Cedar Rapids (Twins) 38 31 7.0 Loons in the Eastern Division Finals, en route to the Captains’ only league championship in team history. After losing game one at Classic Park, 10-8, the Captains evened the series with a 7-6 victory at Dow Diamond in game two and won the decisive game on Wis