Valera's triple boosts Captains in regular season finale
(Eastlake, OH) - The Lake County Captains (34-35, 74-63) wrapped up the regular season with a win against the Great Lakes Loons (38-31, 81-55), the team they will face in round one of the Midwest League Playoffs. Thanks to George Valera 's three-run triple in the seventh and four perfect
(Eastlake, OH) - The Lake County Captains (34-35, 74-63) wrapped up the regular season with a win against the Great Lakes Loons (38-31, 81-55), the team they will face in round one of the Midwest League Playoffs. Thanks to
The Captains opened the scoring in the bottom of the first.
The Loons knotted the score in the second.
Lake County came back to tie the score in the sixth. With reliever
The Captains took the lead in the seventh. Once again, Lake County loaded the bases, this time with one out.
The Loons threatened against lefty
Draper (9-4) retired all 12 men he faced in relief of Turner to earn the win. The southpaw reliever struck out four men over four perfect innings.
Inoa (2-3) took the loss for Great Lakes. The right-hander worked one inning, the seventh, and allowed four runs, three earned, on two hits. He struck out one and walked two.
The Captains face the Loons on Wednesday night to start the first round of the playoffs. Lake County will host game one of the best-of-three series at Classic Park. First pitch is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. The Captains are making their sixth appearance in the postseason and their first since 2014.
Individual game tickets for all Captains games are on sale at the Classic Park box office, online at captainsbaseball.com and by phone at 440-954-WINS (9467). Mini ticket plans for the 2019 season are still available for great prices complete with several exclusive benefits. Information can be found at the Captains website www.captainsbaseball.com.