Captains tie team homer record in loss
(Eastlake, OH) - The Lake County Captains (18-22, 45-64) blasted three home runs and tied the team's single-season home run record on Friday night, but the offensive effort was not enough to topple the South Bend Cubs (18-23, 57-23). Emmanuel Tapia hit the record-tying 119th Captains homer in the ninth
(Eastlake, OH) - The Lake County Captains (18-22, 45-64) blasted three home runs and tied the team's single-season home run record on Friday night, but the offensive effort was not enough to topple the South Bend Cubs (18-23, 57-23).
The Captains were down by 10 runs in the ninth inning, but Tapia gave Lake County fans something to cheer about. After the Captains plated two runs in the frame to trim the Cubs' lead to 15-7, Tapia came up with a man on and two outs and drilled a long homer over the right field wall. The blast was Tapia's Midwest League-leading 24th of the season and the Captains' 119th. That ties the mark set by the 2014 Captains as the most in team history. Tapia is also four homers away from tying the Captains' individual single-season home run record, set by Ryan Goleski in 2004 with 28.
The rest of the game did not go Lake County's way. Captains starter
Lake County grabbed a run in the second on an RBI double by
A two-out rally in the sixth netted South Bend another run. Monasterio doubled with two outs against Herrera and
After Tinsley's homer in the seventh, South Bend plated three unearned runs in the eighth, thanks in part to a Tinsley error.
The Captains scored a pair of runs in the eighth on another RBI double by Chu and an RBI ground out by
Lake County plated four runs in the ninth in a last-gasp effort.
Miller (5-4) picked up the win for South Bend. The right-hander pitched five innings and allowed six runs on 10 hits. He struck out one and walked one.
Aiken (4-12) took the loss for the Captains. The southpaw pitched 2.1 innings and surrendered six runs on eight hits. He walked one and struck out two.
The Cubs swept Lake County in the three-game series and the Captains turn their attention to the West Michigan Whitecaps for a five-game set at Classic Park. First pitch for Saturday night's game is scheduled for 7:00 PM.
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