Lake County Tops Legends

Published on May 2, 2005 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Lexington Legends News Release

The Lake County Captains rallied for a 6-4 win over Lexington Monday night. The Captains scored a run in the sixth and two in the seventh to erase a 4-2 deficit. The loss snaps Lexington's nine game home win streak.

Two Lexington streaks that remained intact. Francisco Caraballo singled to bump his hit streak to 13 games. Ben Zobrist doubled in a run to run his hit streak to eight straight games.

Ryan McKeller started the game pitched four uneven innings allowing two runs on five hits. Paul Estrada (1-3) gave up the lead by surrendering three runs on four hits in 2.2 innings.

Chris Niesel (2-1) started a day early and pitched effectively for six innings to get the win. Kieran Mattison earned his fifth save with a scoreless inning.

Hunter Pence picked up two hits after a day off. Saul Torres also had two hits, a double and a single.

Game four of the series is set for Tuesday night. Ronnie Martinez will face Reid Santos in the 7:05 start. The Progressive Direct pre-game show will kickoff network coverage at 6:50.

South Atlantic League Stories from May 2, 2005

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• Braves Collar RiverDogs, 4-2; Take 2-1 Lead in Series - Charleston RiverDogs
• Suns Outlast Intimidators 6-5 - Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
• Captains Edge Legends, 6-4 - Lake County Captains
• Lake County Tops Legends - Lexington Legends
• Suns win, 6-5 - Hagerstown Suns
• RHP Blake Johnson's Two-Hit Shutout Gives Catfish Doubleheader Split - Columbus Catfish
• Gnats and Catfish split doubleheader - Savannah Sand Gnats
• BlueClaws, Tourists Rained Out - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
• Captains return to Classic Park Wednesday - Lake County Captains
• Several RiverDogs Players Among SAL Leaders - Charleston RiverDogs
• Goldklang Group Featured in Current Issue of Newsweek - Charleston RiverDogs
• Gnats hurler Thompson named SAL BCR Powder Pitcher of the Week - Savannah Sand Gnats
• SAL honors Thompson, Miller - SAL1

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