Captains and Dragons to Meet in Dayton and Eastlake for Home-and-Home Series

EASTLAKE, OH – The Lake County Captains (5-3, 46-28) head to Day-Air Ballpark to face the Dayton Dragons (5-4, 39-36) Monday through Wednesday before returning to Classic Auto Group Park to square off with the Dragons from Thursday through Saturday.

STANDINGS

• Lake County (5-3) is second in the Midwest League East Second Half standings, trailing first place West Michigan (High-A, Detroit Tigers). The Captains hold a 7.5 game lead over the Dragons in the MWL East overall standings.
• Dayton (5-4) is third on the Midwest League East Second Half leaderboard, sitting two games out of first and 0.5 games back of Lake County for second place.

LAST TIMES OUT

• Lake County won four of five games against Great Lakes, winning the first four games before falling 12-10 on Sunday in a slugfest. Saturday’s game was postponed due to rain and will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Aug. 15 at Classic Auto Group Park.
• Dayton won five of six games against Fort Wayne, only losing in the series finale 5-1 on Sunday.

BACK ON TOP IN JUNE

• The Captains (72.0%) and the Dragons (57.7%) had the Midwest League East’s two best winning percentages in June.
• In June, Lake County’s 18-7 record in June was the best in Minor League Baseball.
• 18 wins in June are the most by a Captains team since at least 2005.

5 PLAYERS TO KNOW – LAKE COUNTY

• RHP Rorik Maltrud earned his first High-A victory in his first start as a Captain on June 27 versus Great Lakes, allowing one run while fanning five across five innings. Since May 31 with Single-A Lynchburg and Lake County, Maltrud’s 0.35 ERA is second in MiLB in that span.
• LHP Matt Wilkinson, Baseball America’s No. 30 Cleveland prospect, leads qualified Minor League pitchers with 14.69 strikeouts per nine innings and is second with a 42.6% strikeout rate. He and current Guardians LHP Logan Allen are the only Cleveland Minor Leaguers since at least 2005 to reach 100-plus strikeouts through a team’s first 70 games.
• C Cooper Ingle, MLB Pipeline’s No. 30 Cleveland prospect, ranks second in the Midwest League with a .330 batting average, riding an eight-game hit streak and 14-game on-base streak. Since May 17, his .477 on-base percentage ranks fourth in all of Minor League Baseball.
• INF Angel Genao, Baseball America’s No. 65 overall prospect, batted .471 (8-for-17) June 25-30 versus Great Lakes, the second-best clip in the Midwest League in that span. Genao ranks tied for third in Single/High-A with 86 hits and has hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games.
• OF Jorge Burgos, the June 17-23 Midwest League Player of the Week, ranks second in the MWL in batting average (.400), home runs (four), slugging (.829), and OPS (1.279) since June 18.

5 PLAYERS TO KNOW – DAYTON

• INF Cam Collier, MLB Pipeline’s No. 3 Cincinnati prospect, is tied for third in the Midwest League with 13 homers and is fifth with 47 RBI. Collier homered in back-to-back days on June 27 and June 28.
• OF Hector Rodriguez, MLB Pipeline’s No. 12 Cincinnati prospect, leads the team and is eighth in the Midwest League with a .297 batting average. Rodriguez is the MWL’s fourth toughest hitter to strikeout, posting an 11.9% strikeout rate.
• INF Sal Stewart, MLB Pipeline’s No. 6 Cincinnati prospect, ranked tied for sixth in the Midwest League in OBP (.524) and eighth in batting average (.412) from June 25-30 against Fort Wayne.
• RHP Luis Mey is tied for fourth in the Midwest League with seven saves in a team-high 19 opportunities. The fireballer holds the Dragons franchise record for fastest pitch at 103 miles per hour, set on April 18 versus Fort Wayne.
• OF Jay Allen II, MLB Pipeline’s No. 25 Cincinnati prospect, leads the Dragons and is 11^th in the Midwest League with a .390 OBP. His .819 OPS is second on the team and 12^th in the Midwest League.

SCHEDULE

• Monday, July 1: 7:05 p.m. (away)
• Tuesday, July 2: 7:05 p.m. (away)
• Wednesday, July 3: 5:35 p.m. (away)
  • City of Eastlake Fireworks at Classic Auto Group Park (gates open at 7:30 p.m.)
• Thursday, July 4: 7 p.m. (HOME)
  • Independence Day Extravaganza
    • Postgame Fireworks (presented by Minute Men)
• Friday, July 5: 7 p.m. (HOME)
  • 1984 Night
  • Friday Night Fireworks (presented by Discount Drug Mart)
• Saturday, July 6: 7 p.m. (HOME)
  • Bo Naylor Bobblehead Giveaway (presented by Discount Drug Mart)
    • First 1,000 fans through the gates
  • Medieval Metal Night