Cardenas muscles Captains to 3-2 win
(Dayton, OH) - The Lake County Captains (25-17) began their longest road trip of the season with the narrowest of wins on Monday night. In the opener of a 12-game, 11-day road trip, Lake County edged the Dayton Dragons (14-29) at Fifth Third Field, 3-2. Ruben Cardenas powered the Captains with
(Dayton, OH) - The Lake County Captains (25-17) began their longest road trip of the season with the narrowest of wins on Monday night. In the opener of a 12-game, 11-day road trip, Lake County edged the Dayton Dragons (14-29) at Fifth Third Field, 3-2.
The game was scoreless heading into the top of the third when Cardenas made his offensive contribution to Monday's ballgame. The Captains' outfielder had homered in three consecutive games when he came to the plate with one out and
Dayton quickly came back to tie the game in the bottom of the third when a two-out error opened the door.
The Captains' pitching staff held serve over the next few innings. Starter
Dayton came within inches of tying the game in the bottom of the ninth, but the Captains' defense held on tight. Manzanero led off with a single off of reliever
Rey pulled a grounder between shortstop and third base. Munroe tore around third and Cardenas fired home. Naylor fielded the throw on one long hop and placed the tag on the sliding runner to end the ballgame, sealing a Lake County victory.
Pinto (4-1) earned the win in relief. The right-hander pitched three scoreless frames and allowed just one hit. He struck out three and did not issue a walk.
Echols picked up his first save of the year after holding Dayton without a run in the eighth and ninth. He struck out the side in the eighth and finished with four strikeouts, one walk and one hit allowed.
Diaz (4-2) took the loss for Dayton. He allowed one run on two hits over one inning of work. He walked one and struck out one.
The Captains and Dragons square off again in a long day of baseball on Tuesday. The teams will resume a game that was suspended due to rain on April 14 and will then play another game afterward. The suspended game will pick up in the second inning with the game still scoreless. Lake County will have two men on with one out and Berardi at the plate. That game will be played to its nine-inning completion. Game two will be seven innings. The suspended game will resume at 6:00 p.m. at Fifth Third Field.
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