Class-A OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION Lake County Captains (14-11, 54-40) vs. Cedar Rapids Kernels (15-10, 54-41) Thursday, July 18 • 11:00 a.m. • Classic Park • Broadcast: All Sports CLE & ESPN 970 WFUN Game #95 • Home Game #46 • Season Series: 0-1, 2 Games Remaining LHP Eli Lingos (2-0, 3.14 ERA) vs. RHP Luis Rijo (2-6, 2.37 ERA) YESTERDAY: The Captains rallied for three runs in the ninth inning, but lost by one run to the Cedar Rapids Kernels, 5-4. Cedar Rapids opened the scoring with a run in the first on a wild pitch that scored Spencer Steer and added a run in the second when Steer’s RBI ground Midwest League • Second Half out knocked in Tyler Webb. The Captains answered in the third on an RBI infield single by Daniel Schneemann, but Jared Akin’s three-run homer in the seventh pushed the Kernels’ lead to 5-1. Lake County loaded the bases with one out in the ninth on two walks and a hit batsman by reliever Brian Rapp. Carlos Suniaga came in to pitch and the Captains got two big two-out hits. Ruben Cardenas pulled a two-run single Eastern Division W L GB into left and Jose Fermin dunked an RBI single into left-center before racing to second when the throw came into the infield. The Captains had the tying run on third and the winning run on second, but Suniaga struck out Schneemann to end the game. Bowling Green (Rays) 17 8 -- INTERDIVISION PLAY: The Captains are 8-10 against the Western Division (3-4 second half). Lake County is 2-5 at home and 6-5 on the @ Great Lakes (Dodgers) 14 11 3.0 road against the west. % LAKE COUNTY (INDIANS) 14 11 3.0 PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Daniel Schneemann was named the Midwest League Player of the Week Monday. The Captains’ shortstop batted .632 (12-for-19) with a double, a triple, three RBI and three runs scored with one walk and no strikeouts. Schneemann posted four multi-hit Lansing (Blue Jays) 13 12 4.0 performances out of five games played, highlighted by a 4-for-4 performance at Burlington on Saturday. Since the All-Star Break, Schneemann is second in the Midwest League in batting average (.387), second in on-base percentage (.459) and fourth in OPS (.952) South Bend (Cubs) 12 13 5.0 ADVANCED STATS: Jose Fermin owns the lowest swinging strike percentage (3.7%) and the third-lowest* strikeout percentage in the Dayton (Reds) 11 14 6.0 Midwest League (9.5%). Ruben Cardenas is eighth in the MWL in wRC+ (140) and 12th in line drive percentage (20.0%). Bo Naylor is 19th in the league in line drive percentage (19.4%). *Fermin’s strikeout percentage is the second-lowest among active MWL players, as Rays prospect Wander Franco (currently at High-A Charlotte) owns the league’s lowest percentage at 7.4%. West Michigan (Tigers) 10 15 7.0 PUNCH-OUTS: Since the start of the second half, the Captains’ pitching staff leads the league with 241 strikeouts. Fort Wayne (Padres) 8 17 9.0 JUST SCORE, BABY: The Captains are 36-6 when they score five or more runs in a game. They are 3-16 when they score two or fewer runs. Western Division W L GB FIRST HALF RECAP: The Captains won the Eastern Division Wild Card, finishing the first half with a 40-29 record and clinching a playoff Clinton (Marlins) 17 8 -- 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 first half with a 3.55 team ERA, good for seventh in the MWL. On an individual level, Will Benson finished Kane County (Diamondbacks) 17 8 -- 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), @ Quad Cities (Astros) 15 9 1.5 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). % Cedar Rapids (Twins) 15 10 2.0 CLINCHED: The Captains clinched a Midwest League playoff berth by winning the first half Eastern Division Wild Card. Lake County will face Wisconsin (Brewers) 14 11 3.0 the first half champion Great Lakes Loons in the first round. Burlington (Angels) 11 14 6.0 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 Beloit (A’s) 7 17 9.5 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. Peoria (Cardinals) 4 21 13.0 2019 ALL-STARS: OF Will Benson (now at High-A Lynchburg), SS Tyler Freeman (now at High-A Lynchburg) and RHP Manuel Alvarez @-1st Half Title $-2nd Half Title %-1st-half Wild Card *-2nd-half Wild Card 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 history in 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 Captains Contacts 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 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. Tim O’Brien: [email protected] TOP PROSPECTS: Lake County features four of the Indians’ Top 30 prospects on its active roster, according to MLB.com. C Bo Naylor (#4), Andrew Luftglass: [email protected] RHP Luis Oviedo (#8), 2B/SS Jose Fermin (#23), OF Quentin Holmes (#27). Telephone: 440-975-8085 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 Twitter: @LCCaptains nd th st th with OF Quentin Holmes* (2017; 2 round – 64 overall) and C Bo Naylor (2018; 1 round – 29 overall). *The Indians did not have a first round pick in 2017. 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 spend multiple seasons in Lake County. Between Kubiak’s 2011 campaign and Carlin’s Captains debut last year, the Captains had UPCOMING SCHEDULEa new manager AND every PROBABLE year for seven straight PITCHING years. Carlin is now the MATCHUPS fourth manager in Captains history to lead the team for multiple seasons, Date Opp. Time (ET) Captains Starter joining Kubiak, Aaron Holbert Opponent(2008-09) and Starter Luis Rivera (2003-04). In his first year at the helm, Carlin ledLive Lake Audio County (Subject to a 60-79 torecord. Change) 7/19 vs. Cedar Rapids 7:00 p.m. RHP Thomas Ponticelli RHP Andrew Cabezas All Sports CLE & AM 1330/101.5 FM WINT ALUMNI ON THE BENCH: Captains Pitching Coach Owen Dew and Bench Coach Jordan Smith both played for Lake County before 7/20 vs. Peoria 7:00 p.m. RHP Alex Royalty beginning their coaching careers.TBA Dew pitched for the Captains in 2010 and 2011, and was Allpart Sports of Lake CLECounty’s & AM lone 1330/101.5 championship FMsquad WINT in 7/21 vs. Peoria 1:30 p.m. LHP Zach Draper 2010. His playing career endedTBA after 2013, due to an elbow injury. Smith played for the Captains in 2012All Sportsand was CLE known & by ESPN fans as 970 “The WFUN 7/22 vs. Peoria 7:00 p.m. RHP Luis Oviedo Milkman,” due to his love for theTBA nutr ient-rich drink. He played in the Indians’ organization through the 2017 season, reaching asAll high Sports as CLE Triple-A. LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS GAME NOTES PAGE 2 TODAY’S CAPTAINS STARTING PITCHER #35 ELI LINGOS LHP 2019 Game-By-Game Date Opp Dec IP H R ER HR SO BB Result Born (Age): May 21, 1996 (23) *4/7 at GL ND 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 3 L, 6-0 Hometown: Temecula, CA *4/10 BG ND 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 1 W, 7-0 School: Arizona State University *4/15 at BG ND 1.1 2 2 1 0 1 0 L, 12-5 HT: 6’0” │WT: 192 lbs │ Bats: L │Throws: L *4/18 SB ND 2.0 5 5 5 1 2 1 W, 12-6 *4/23 DAY ND 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L, 7-4 Acquired: 2018 MLB Draft – Round 22 *4/25 at WM ND 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 L (10), 10-9 Pitch Selection: Fastball, Slider, Changeup *4/30 QC ND 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 L, 6-5 *5/9 at WIS W 1.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 W, 6-3 *5/14 FW ND 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 1 W, 5-4 2019 Statistics *5/16 BG ND 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 W (10), 5-4 Team W L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR HBP BB SO *5/18 BG ND 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 1 L, 11-3 LC 2 0 3.14 21 1 0 0 48.2 34 20 17 4 0 17 48 *5/21 at DAY ND 3.0 4 0 0 0 4 0 L, 7-3 AKR 0 1 7.20 2 1 0 0 10.0 9 9 8 2 0 4 4 *5/25 at LAN ND 1.2 4 5 4 0 2 2 L, 10-3 Total 2 1 3.84 23 2 0 0 58.2 43 29 25 6 0 21 52 *5/30 at SB ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 W, 5-1 *6/5 at FW ND 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L, 3-2 *6/8 LAN ND 3.2 1 0 0 0 5 0 L, 9-3 Career Statistics *6/12 GL ND 2.2 1 2 2 1 3 2 L, 5-0 Year Team W L ERA G GS CG SHO IP SO BB WHIP *6/15 at FW ND 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 W, 7-4 2018 AZL IND1 2 0 2.61 12 0 0 0 20.2 34 2 1.02 6/21 WM G2 ND 4.0 0 0 0 0 5 0 W, 4-0 2018 MV 1 0 4.76 5 0 0 0 11.1 13 2 1.24 *6/26 at LAN W 5.0 3 0 0 0 5 3 W, 6-3 2019 LC 2 0 3.14 21 1 0 0 48.2 48 17 1.05 *7/1 ALT ND 5.1 2 3 2 0 0 3 L, 5-4 2019 AKR 0 1 7.20 2 1 0 0 10.0 4 4 1.30 7/6 at BNG L 4.2 7 6 6 2 4 1 L, 7-6 Total 4 Teams 5 1 3.67 40 2 0 0 90.2 99 25 1.09 *7/11 at CLI ND 4.2 3 1 0 0 2 2 L, 10-1 Total 2-1 58.2 43 29 25 6 52 21 LAST TIME OUT: Oviedo lasted only 2.1 innings on Thursday at Clinton and took the loss.