Lugnuts Leave 13 on Base, Loons Snag 5-4 Win

MIDLAND, Mich. – Great Lakes Loons (55-51) (21-19) pitching protected a one-run lead over the final three innings downing the Lansing Lugnuts (51-55) (19-22) 5-4 on a 65-degree cloudy Saturday night at Dow Diamond.

- Kelvin Ramirez recorded the final six outs, his 10th save of the season. The right-hander worked around two Lansing singles in the ninth, striking out his final batter and three overall.

- The Loons scored five runs off 10 hits, adding two in the second inning to take the lead. Juan Alonso delivered his first hit with Great Lakes. A two-out two-run double to left field, scoring Sean McLain and Nick Biddison, who both singled.

- Wyatt Crowell, in his Dow Diamond debut, went three innings allowing one run. He struck out three, one in each inning.

- The Lugnuts pulled the game to 3-2 with a run off Jacob Meador in the fourth: Two walks, a hit by pitch, and a single.

- Meador closed the fourth inducing a double play and getting a strikeout and flyout escaping bases loaded in the fifth.

- Great Lakes added two in the fifth. Three singles and an error aided the output. Josue De Paula plated a runner on a single.

- Lansing brought the deficit to one with two off Meador in the sixth. Two walks and a bunt loaded the bases for Will Simpson.

- Simpson slammed one to the right field wall, scoring two runs, but a relay from Juan Alonso, Sean McLain, and Jesus Galiz tagged out the third runner trying to score. Jacob Meador allowed only one baserunner in a scoreless seventh.

Rounding Things Out

The Loons’ record is 16-20 in one-run games, the most played in the Midwest League. Nine of the last 18 played have been one-run, with Great Lakes’ record at 4-5 and 2-1 this week.

Up Next

With a series win at stake for the Loons, Great Lakes and Lansing conclude the series tomorrow Sunday, August 11th. The first pitch is at 1:05 pm. It is a Kids Club takeover with Delta College PBS bringing Clifford the Big Red Dog to Dow Diamond, presented by MyMichigan Health. Every Sunday kids eat free and run the bases postgame.

The Great Lakes Loons have been a partner of the Los Angeles Dodgers since the team’s inception in 2007. Dow Diamond serves as the team’s home and also houses the Michigan Baseball Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity, and Sports Radio 100.9 The Mitt. For tickets or information about the Loons, call 989-837-BALL or visit Loons.com.