Overview

• Minton earned his first postseason win with six no-hit frames and five strikeouts before the bullpen finished the shutout.
• Relievers Dariel Fregio, Carlos Lequerica and Moises Rodriguez closed out three scoreless innings, with Lequerica recording an immaculate eighth.
• A four-run fourth inning decided it, sparked by Brett Callahan’s triple, a Garrett Pennington RBI single and a two-run double from Bennett Lee.
• Lake County managed two hits and stranded four runners, though Rafe Schlesinger delivered 4 1/3 scoreless relief innings with five strikeouts.
• West Michigan eliminated the Captains and will host Game 1 of the Midwest League Championship on Sept. 14 at 2:00 p.m., returning to the finals for the first time since 2015 after a widely described record-setting regular season with differing published win totals.