No comeback this time
(Burlington, IA) - After notching come-from-behind wins in the first two games of the series, the Lake County Captains (14-10, 54-39) were held to two hits and could not mount a comeback in a 3-1 loss to the Burlington Bees (10-14, 49-45) on Monday night at Community Field.
(Burlington, IA) - After notching come-from-behind wins in the first two games of the series, the Lake County Captains (14-10, 54-39) were held to two hits and could not mount a comeback in a 3-1 loss to the Burlington Bees (10-14, 49-45) on Monday night at Community Field.
The Bees scored the game's first run in the second inning.
Burlington pushed its lead to 2-0 in the third. Draper walked
Lake County scored its first and only run in the top of the fourth. Farhat began the frame by bouncing a ball into the left field corner and ripping around the bases for a triple. Two batters later,
The Bees added a run in the fifth on an RBI single by Griffin and their pitching staff shut the door the rest of the way. Burlington's arms retired the last 13 Captains in order, including 12 outs by the bullpen duo of Greg Veliz (two innings) and
Bees starter
Draper (5-2) allowed three runs over five innings and took the loss. The southpaw struck out six, walked one and gave up seven hits.
The Captains took two out of three games in Burlington and went 3-3 on their Western Division road trip. Lake County begins a six-game homestand on Wednesday against a pair of Western Division opponents, the Cedar Rapids Kernels and Peoria Chiefs. First pitch for game one of three against Cedar Rapids is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at Classic Park.
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.