Suns Top Captains 4-3

(Eastlake, OH) - An unearned run was the difference in the game as the Lake County Captains fell to the Hagerstown Suns 4-3 on Sunday. After several hit batters, the game saw a bench clearing incident where several players on both sides were ejected. Both managers were ejected following separate hit batters. The Suns extended their first place lead over the Captains to four games.

The Suns got to Captains starter Chris Archer in the second inning as they loaded the bases with no outs. Valerio Heredia grounded out to score a run with the other runners moving to second and third. Boomer Whiting then doubled home both runners and it was 3-0.

The Captains rallied for two runs in the fourth inning when Suns starter Ryan Harrison allowed two base runners before being relieved by Terrence Engles. Jansy Infante singled off of Engles and Karexon Sanchez scored with Michael Valdez taking third. Valadez was able to score when the throw back to the infield from right fielder Michael Burgess was wild and it was 3-2. The Suns scored an unearned run off Captains reliever Josh Judy in the fifth inning when Aaron Seuss reached on a three base error by Lucas Montero and would score on a sacrifice fly by Michael Burgess to make it 4-2.

The Captains tacked on a run in the bottom of the sixth inning when Sanchez bounced into a double play and Jeff Hehr scored to cut the lead to 4-3. After the double play, Michael Valadez was hit by a pitch and both benches cleared.

Archer's record fell to 2-8 going four innings allowing three runs on four hits, walking five and striking out five. Judy relieved Archer in the fifth inning and allowed just the unearned run on one hit before being ejected for hitting Dan Lyons. Joanniel Montero relieved Judy and threw 2.1 scoreless innings. Kyle Landis pitched a scoreless ninth. Terrence Engles got the win in relief to improve his record to 4-1. Kyle Gunderson came on with two on and one out in the ninth inning and picked up his fifth save.

The Captains begin a six game road trip on Monday with a two game series in Delmarva followed by a four game series in Kannapolis. Game time Monday is 7:05 PM and the Captains will send LHP Ryan Morris (6-2, 3.24) to the mound against the Shorebirds LHP Zach Britton (7-5, 2.95). The Captains game can be heard on AM 1330 WELW, WELW.COM or CAPTAINSBASEBALL.COM.

The Captains return home on Monday, July 7th for an eight game home stand against Hickory and Asheville. Monday's game will feature Buck Night at Classic Park with $1 hot dogs, beer, and soda.

Tickets for all Captains home games including the 2008 SAL Playoffs are on sale at the Classic Park box office, by phone at 440-954-WINS (9467) or at captainsbaseball.com. Tickets for the Playoffs remain the same as regular season game tickets, $9 reserved seat, $7 bleachers, juniors, and seniors, $6 lawn. Lawn seats for the Playoffs will only be sold once the reserved seats and bleachers are sold out. The $7 group rate will still apply to groups of 20 or more.

The Lake County Captains are a Class A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians and play their home games at Classic Park in Eastlake, at the corners of State Route 91 and Vine Street. For more information on the Captains, please visit the team's official website at www.captainsbaseball.com.