Civale, Kelly and Gaddis Combine to Shutout Loons
August 27, 2021 - Midwest League (MWL)
Lake County Captains News Release
(Eastlake, OH) - The Lake County Captains (54-46) shut out the Great Lakes Loons (53-47) in a 5-0 win on Friday night at Classic Park. Aaron Civale, Kevin Kelly and Hunter Gaddis combined for the shutout and 13 total strikeouts.
Civale tossed 4.1 scoreless innings on an MLB rehab assignment. The Captains starter allowed just one hit with four strikeouts.
Kelly bridged the gap between Civale and Gaddis, working 0.2 innings including a strikeout.
Gaddis (4-8) earned the win out of the bullpen for Lake County. He spun the final four scoreless innings with eight strikeouts to go with three hits allowed and two walks.
The Captains jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the second. Johnathan Rodriguez and Raynel Delgado collected back to back singles to start the rally. They advanced to second and third on a Joe Donovan groundout. Wilfri Peralta delivered a two-run single that brought in Rodriguez and Delgado, and Peralta moved to second base on the throw home. The Captains' leadoff man Julian Esocbedo delivered the fourth Captains single in the inning to send Peralta home and give Lake County a three run advantage.
Joe Donovan got hit by a pitch to reach first and lead off the bottom of the sixth for the Captains. With two outs, José Tena smoked a line drive home run to right field to give the Captains a 5-0 lead.
Logan Boyer (0-3) was handed the loss for Great Lakes. He allowed three runs on six hits with one walk.
Daniel Espino is scheduled to start in game five of the six-game series onSaturday night. First pitch at Classic Park is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
Midwest League Stories from August 27, 2021
- Quad Cities Cracks Walkoff Homer to Beat Wisconsin 8-6 - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Fort Wayne & Dayton Split Doubleheader - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Martinez Belts 3-Run Homer, Lifts Dragons to 6-4 Win and DH Split - Dayton Dragons
- South Bend Doubles up Peoria Friday - Peoria Chiefs
- Windham's Homer Powers Cubs Past Chiefs - South Bend Cubs
- Loons Shutout on Friday Night - Great Lakes Loons
- Civale, Kelly and Gaddis Combine to Shutout Loons - Lake County Captains
- Another Top Prospect Joins Dragons as Starting Pitcher Bryce Bonnin Is Added - Dayton Dragons
- TinCaps Game Information: August 27 vs. Dayton - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Lugnuts Activate Former UM Ace Criswell, A's 2020 2nd-Rounder - Lansing Lugnuts
- Final Timber Rattlers Homestand Starts Tuesday - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Dayton Dragons Game Notes and Stats (5:05 PM DH) for Friday - Dayton Dragons
- Canario's Career Night Leads Cubs Rout of Chiefs - South Bend Cubs
- Curry, Captains End Loons Win Streak - Great Lakes Loons
- Chiefs, Cubs Split Thursday Twin Bill - Peoria Chiefs
- Quad Cities Holds off Wisconsin, Takes Series Lead - Quad Cities River Bandits
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
