Captains split with Dayton
(Dayton, OH) - The Lake County Captains (26-18) split a quasi-doubleheader with the Dayton Dragons (15-30) on Tuesday night at Fifth Third Field. Lake County won game one, the resumption of a suspended game that began on April 14, 8-1. In game two, the Dragons defeated the Captains, 7-3.
(Dayton, OH) - The Lake County Captains (26-18) split a quasi-doubleheader with the Dayton Dragons (15-30) on Tuesday night at Fifth Third Field. Lake County won game one, the resumption of a suspended game that began on April 14, 8-1. In game two, the Dragons defeated the Captains, 7-3.
Game One
The Captains and Dragons resumed their suspended game in the second inning. The game was still scoreless with runners on first and second, one out and
Lake County tacked on two more runs the following inning.
Dayton answered with a run in the third. Zach Draper took the ball for Lake County when the game resumed, replacing the original starter
Lake County plated three more runs in the fourth, including a big fly from a familiar culprit.
Another long ball gave the Captains their final run in the game-one rout. Benson led off the sixth inning with a deep drive over the right field wall to extend the Captains' advantage to 8-1. The homer was Benson's 10th of the year, pulling him even for the league lead with
Draper (3-0) earned the win in relief for the Captains. The lefty worked 4.2 innings and held Dayton to one run on seven hits. He struck out four, hit one batter and did not issue a walk.
Solomon (0-3) took the loss for Dayton, even though he did not take the mound Tuesday. When Solomon left the game on April 14, he left two baserunners aboard for whomever came in to relieve him. Those runners scored under Salazar's watch in the second inning, but both runs were charged to Solomon. His final line in the game was 1.1 innings, two runs, no hits, four walks and two strikeouts.
Game Two
Dragons right-hander
The Dayton offense did not support him right away. In fact, the Captains struck first with one unearned run in the first and another in the second. In the opening inning, Berardi led off with a bloop ground rule double down the left field line, but was quickly caught. After moving to third on a ground out, Cardenas hit a bouncing ball to third and Berardi was tagged out by third baseman
Lake County added a second run in the second, thanks to another Dayton error.
Dayton turned the tide in the bottom of the second.
The Dragons hung four more runs on Mitchell in the fourth. An error at third by Berardi put Rey on to start the inning and, two batters later, Schuyler reached on another infield single when his hot-shot to third caromed off of Berardi and kicked to Freeman. The Captains' shortstop barehanded the ball on the ricochet and fired to first, but the throw narrowly pulled Reeves off the bag. Martinez followed with an RBI single, Lofstrom added an RBI single later in the inning for his fourth run driven in and
The Captains managed one run in the seventh. Reeves worked a walk and later scored on a single to center by Holmes, but that was all the Captains could muster against Marinan.
Mitchell (0-1) suffered the loss in his Captains debut. He allowed seven runs over three innings. Mitchell surrendered nine hits, struck out one and did not issue a walk. The start was just Mitchell's second in the Indians' organization, after Cleveland signed the right-hander in the offseason. He was originally drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in 2013 and pitched for Dayton in 2014. Tuesday's game was his first appearance on the hill against a Reds affiliate.
The Captains and Dragons square off again on Wednesday night. First pitch at Fifth Third Field is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
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