High-A Affiliate OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION Lake County Captains (21-18) vs. West Michigan Whitecaps (19-19) Friday, June 18th • 7:00 p.m. • Classic Park • Broadcast: WJCU.org Game #40 • Home Game #16 • Season Series: 3-6, 9 Games Remaining RHP Tanner Burns (2-2, 2.51 ERA) vs. TBA YESTERDAY: The Captains came from behind to beat the West Michigan Whitecaps for the third consecutive night. Raynel High-A Central League Delgado’s two-run, go-ahe ad double highlighted the Captains’ three-run eighth inning, as Lake County won a back-and-forth affair, 6-3. The game featured three ties (1-1, 2-2, 3-3). West Michigan led twice (2-1, 3-2) and the Captains led twice (1-0, 6-3). East Division W L GB MORE ON LAST NIGHT : The Captains took a 1-0 lead on a Whitecaps error in the first inning, but West Michigan tied the score in the fifth on a solo homer by Corey Joyce and took a 2-1 lead in the top of the sixth on an RBI single by Danny Cabrera. Lake Dayton (Cincinnati) 23 16 -- County tied the score at 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth on an Aaron Bracho RBI single. The Captains nearly took the lead later in the sixth when Delgado doubled down the left field line, but Cabrera threw out Bracho trying to score from first to end the inning. LAKE COUNTY (Cleveland) 21 18 2.0 The Whitecaps came back to take the lead again in the top of the seventh on an Eliezer Alfonzo RBI single. The Captains loaded the bases with nobody out in the bottom of the seventh, but could only push across one run on a Brayan Rocchio single that plated West Michigan (Detroit) 19 19 3.5 Austen Wade to even the score at 3-3, but right fielder Bryant Packard threw Joe Donovan out at home to end the inning and keep the game tied. Delgado’s two-run double gave the Captains the lead in the bottom of the eighth and Wade singled home Delgado to Great Lakes (Los Angeles - NL) 19 20 4.0 give the Captains their largest lead of the game at 6-3. Reliever Jared Janczak got the win after pitching a perfect eighth and Nic Enright nailed down the save with a one-two-three ninth. Whitecaps reliever Bryce Tassin allowed two runs in one inning to take Lansing (Oakland) 19 20 4.0 the loss. Fort Wayne (San Diego) 16 22 6.5 REDEMPTION: The Captains have won three straight games against West Michigan after being swept in a six-game series during their first meeting with the Whitecaps. At LMCU Ballpark in May, Lake County’s offense averaged just 2.0 runs per game and West Division W L GB slashed .179/.265/.235. The Captains’ pitching staff posted a 5.07 ERA at West Michigan. During this series at Classic Park, the Captains are slashing .253/.349/.316 and are averaging 4.3 runs per game. The Captains’ pitching staff has posted a 1.67 ERA Quad Cities (Kansas City) 25 13 -- during this home series. Beloit (Miami) 19 20 6.5 HOME COOKIN’: The home team has won each of the first nine games between the Captains and Whitecaps this season. West Michigan swept a six-game series against the Captains from May 25-30 at LMCU Ballpark. The Captains have won the first three Cedar Rapids (Minnesota) 19 20 6.5 games of this six-game series at Classic Park. South Bend (Chicago - NL) 18 20 7.0 KEEPING IT CLOSE: Six of the first nine games between the Captains and Whitecaps have been decided by three runs or fewer. There have been four one-run games, one two-run game and one three-run game. The Captains are 3-3 in all close games during Wisconsin (Milwaukee) 18 21 7.5 the series and 1-3 in the one-run games. Peoria (St. Louis) 16 23 9.5 RED HOT JUNE: Since returning from a groin injury on June 1, Quentin Holmes has gone 10-for-26 (.385) with a home run, a triple, five RBI, four walks and three steals. Brayan Rocchio has a 1.046 OPS in June with three homers and six doubles. José Tena is hitting .314 (16-for-51) in June with four doubles, two triples and nine RBI. Austen Wade has a .455 on-base percentage, thanks to nine walks in 10 games. Will Brennan has nine extra-base hits (two homers, six doubles, one triple) in 14 games for a .536 slugging percentage and an .858 OPS. Top Prospects th The Cleveland farm system enters 2021 as the 13 best farm system in BRENNAN BASHING: Captains OF Will Brennan is tied for the High -A Central League (HAC) lead in doubles (15). He is also baseball according to MLB.com. Below are current Captains and their second in hits (39), tied for fourth in extra-base hits (18) and sixth in batting average (.300). ranking in Cleveland’s system, according to various publications. ALUMNI UPDATE: 2018 Captains SS Ernie Clement became the 101st former Captain to reach the major leagues when he FanGraphs Baseball America MLB.com debuted for Cleveland on June 13. Nine former Captains have made their major league debuts this year – OF Ka’ai Tom (2016), #3 George Valera #6 George Valera #4 George Valera RHP Luis Oviedo (2018-19), LHP Sam Hentges (2016), RHP Louis Head (2012-13), RHP Nick Sandlin (2018), INF Ivan #4 Brayan Rocchio #8 Brayan Rocchio #7 Brayan Rocchio Castillo (2014), Jean Carlos Mejia (2018) and RHP Eli Morgan (2018) and Clement. That ties the record for the most former #8 Aaron Bracho #11 Aaron Bracho #8 Aaron Bracho Captains to debut in a single year, matching 2013 and 2016. #20 Tanner Burns #16 Tanner Burns #15 Tanner Burns #21 Logan Allen #21 Logan Allen #23 Logan Allen DEFENSIVE FLEXIBILITY: The Captains’ have shuffled their infield defenders in 2021. Lake County has used four different first #29 Hunter Gaddis #24 Jose Tena baseman, six different second baseman, six different third basemen and two different shortstops. Raynel Delgado, Brayan #30 Bryan Lavastida #26 Bryan Lavastida Rocchio and José Tena have each played three different infield positions. Victor Nova and Daniel Schneemann have played two #32 Jose Tena different infield positions and left field. #36 Raymond Burgos YOUNGSTERS: The Captains have five of the 10 youngest players in the High-A Central League – 1B Joe Naranjo (20), INF Aaron Bracho (20), INF José Tena (20), INF Brayan Rocchio (20) and OF George Valera (20). Naranjo, Bracho and Tena are CURRENT SERIES SCHEDULE,the three RESULTS youngest players & inPROBABLE the league. Naranjo, PITCHING who turned 20 MATCHUPSon Tuesday, is the youngest player in all of High-A. Bracho (born 4/21/00) is the second youngest in all of High-A. The Captains have eight players who are age 21 or younger. Date Opp. Time/Result Captains Starter Opponent Starter Broadcast 6/15 vs. WM W, 3-2 Hunter Gaddis, RHP (2-2, 4.94) Keider Montero, RHP (2-4, 5.68) WJCU.org HIGH-A: The 2021 season marks the Captains’ first as the High-A Affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. Lake County had been 6/16 vs. WM W, 4-2 Xzavion Curry,Cleveland’s RHP (0- 0,Low 1-.A64 Affiliate) for 17 seasons (2003-Brendan2019) and White, 18 years RHP (2003 (1-2020).-0, 2.38 ) WJCU.org 6/1 7 vs. WM W, 6-3 Logan Allen, LHP (3-0, 2.06) Adam Wolf, LHP (0-0, 3.00) WJCU.org 6/18 vs. WM 7:00 p.m. Tanner Burns,NEW RHP SKIPPER: (2-2, 2. 51Greg) DiCenzo was named the Captains’TBA manager before the eventually-canceled 2020 season. DiCenzoWJCU.org spent the previous 12 seasons as the head baseball coach at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. During his time at the helm, 6/19 vs. WM 7:00 p.m. Eric Mock, RHP (0-1, 23.63) Beau Brieske, RHP (2-2, 4.66) WJCU.org 6/20 vs. WM 1:30 p.m. Mason Hickman,DiCenzo RHP was (2 -twice2, 5. 01named) Patriot League CoachKeider of the Year Montero, (2008 andRHP 2013). (2-4, Prior 5.68 to) his time at Holy Cross, DiCenzoWJCU.org was the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Northeastern University for five seasons. He also served as a coach for the Falmouth Commodores in the Cape Cod Baseball League and at his alma mater, St. Lawrence University. DiCenzo enters his second year Classic Park 35300 Vine St. Eastlake, OH 44095 | 440-975-8085 | CaptainsBaseball.comand first season as a |coach @LCCaptains in Cleveland’s | organization. Media Contact: Andrew Luftglass; [email protected] NOW IN THE DUGOUT: Grant Fink returns to Lake County in his first year as Captains Hitting Coach. Fink was a Captains infielder LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS GAME NOTES PAGE 2 TODAY’S CAPTAINS STARTING PITCHER 2021 Game -By-Game #32 TANNER BURNS RHP Date Opp Dec IP H R ER HR SO BB Result Born (Age): December 28, 1998 (22) 5/7 at LAN ND 4.0 3 0 0 0 6 0 L, 6-2 5/14 vs FW ND 4.0 1 2 2 1 7 1 W, 8-2 Hometown: Decatur, AL School: Auburn University 5/21 at GL L 4.2 7 5 5 1 3 1 L, 8-2 5/28 at WM L 5.0 3 2 1 1 4 1 L, 2-1 HT: 6’0” │WT: 180 lbs │ Bats: R │Throws: R 6/4 vs DAY W 6.0 4 0 0 0 6 0 W, 8-4 Acquired: 2020 Draft – CBA Round (36th overall) 6/11 at FW W 5.0 1 0 0 0 6 3 W, 8-5 Pitch Selection: Fastball, Curveball, Slider, Changeup Total 2-2 28.2 19 9 8 3 32 6 * Relief Appearance 2021 Statistics Team W L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR HBP BB SO LC 2 2 2.51 6 6 0 0 28.2 19 9 8 3 0 6 32 Total 2 2 2.51 6 6 0 0 28.2 19 9 8 3 0 6 32 NCAA Statistics Year Team W L ERA G GS CG SHO IP SO BB WHIP 2018 AUB 7 4 3.01 17 17 0 0 86.2 77 37 1.26 2019 AUB 4 4 2.82 16 15 0 0 79.2 101 23 1.01 2020 AUB 3 1 2.42 4 4 0 0 22.1 32 7 0.98 Total NCAA 14 9 2.86 37 36 0 0 188.2 210 67 1.16 LAST TIME OUT: Burns took a tough luck loss in a 2-1 Captains defeat at West Michigan last Friday.