Captains stun Lugnuts in walkoff, 10-9
EASTLAKE, OH - Will Benson homered twice and Miguel Eladio hit a two-run game-winning homer to cap a five-run ninth-inning rally, lifting the Lake County Captains (29-38, 58-79) to a 10-9 victory over the Lansing Lugnuts (37-31, 80-58) in the opener of a three-game series on Saturday night at Classic Park.The
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The Lugnuts have lost all four of their games at Lake County this season, three by walk-off.
The Nuts brought a 9-5 lead to the bottom of the ninth behind reliever
J.J. Berardi grounded out to second for the second out, but
Benson swatted his 21st home run of the year with two teammates aboard in the sixth inning, cutting the Nuts' lead to 7-3.
Lansing increased its lead to 9-3 on a Lizardo RBI single in the seventh and a Gold RBI single in the eighth.
In the bottom of the eighth, Rodriguez served up an RBI triple to Mitch Reeves, then brought in Reeves with a wild pitch to pull the Captains within four and set the stage for the ninth.
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Lugnuts starter
The Captains committed a season-high six errors, two each by center fielder Benson and first baseman Reeves.
Lansing right-hander
The 12th annual Crosstown Showdown presented by Auto-Owners Insurance arrives on Tuesday at 7:05 p.m., with a pregame Home Run Derby and commemorative baseball caps to the first 2,000 fans! To purchase tickets and live the Lug Life at Cooley Law School Stadium, visit lansinglugnuts.com or call (517) 485-4500.
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