Captains victorious in 2017 home finale
(Eastlake, OH) - The Lake County Captains (26-41, 53-83) sent their fans home happy with a victory over the Lansing Lugnuts (26-41, 63-70) in the final home game of the 2017 season. Brady Aiken pitched five strong innings and Miguel Eladio dealt the key offensive blow for Lake County in
(Eastlake, OH) - The Lake County Captains (26-41, 53-83) sent their fans home happy with a victory over the Lansing Lugnuts (26-41, 63-70) in the final home game of the 2017 season.
Aiken held the Lansing bats in his final start of the year. The southpaw tossed five innings and allowed one run on three hits. Aiken worked into some trouble with six walks, but also struck out six and was able to work around danger more often than not. The only run he surrendered came in the third when the Lugnuts successfully pulled off a double steal.
The Captains' offense supported Aiken's strong start with a pair of runs. Chu and
After Lansing's third-inning double steal tied the game, Chu put the Captains back in front in the fourth. Leading off against Lansing starter
Aiken worked around a three-walk fifth inning to keep the lead in tact before he exited the ballgame. The lefty walked Sinay to begin the inning. Sinay stole second, but then got greedy and tried to nab third. Chu threw a bullet to third and Sinay was dead meat. The Captains caught him in a rundown for the first out. Aiken then struck out Orozco, but walked Palacios and
The Captains' slim lead held until the seventh when Lansing tied the score, once again thanks to a Sinay walk.
Lake County found an unlikely hero in the seventh inning when Eladio stepped to the plate against lefty reliever
Herrera pitched a scoreless eighth and handed the ball off to
Herrera (5-2) picked up the victory for the Captains. The southpaw pitched three innings and allowed one run on one hit. Herrera struck out three and walked one.
Fishman (0-1) suffered the loss for Lansing. He pitched just two innings and gave up one run on three hits. Fishman did not walk a batter and struck out three.
The Captains hit the road for a three-game series against the Great Lakes Loons to wrap up the 2017 season. First pitch on Saturday is scheduled for 7:05 PM at Dow Diamond.
Information about Classic Park or the Captains can be found online at www.captainsbaseball.com and by phone at 440-954-<st1:stockticker w:st="on">WINS (9467). The Captains front office can be reached at 440-975-8085.