Nuts outlast comeback Caps in extras
EASTLAKE, OH - The Lansing Lugnuts (19-19, 51-56) blew leads of 3-0, 5-3 and 8-5, but recovered to defeat the Lake County Captains (20-18, 60-47) in ten innings, 10-8, on Wednesday afternoon at Classic Park.The game lasted four hours and 26 minutes, the Lugnuts' longest of the year, requiring 435
EASTLAKE, OH - The Lansing Lugnuts (19-19, 51-56) blew leads of 3-0, 5-3 and 8-5, but recovered to defeat the Lake County Captains (20-18, 60-47) in ten innings, 10-8, on Wednesday afternoon at Classic Park.
The game lasted four hours and 26 minutes, the Lugnuts' longest of the year, requiring 435 pitches from ten pitchers, five from each team.
The tie-breaking blow in the tenth came from
Reyes had entered the game in the bottom of the ninth after the Captains rallied from an 8-5 deficit with three unearned runs off
The Lugnuts had jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning, thanks to a Lopez's second straight game with a leadoff double followed by a
Lopez's RBI triple in the second inning increased the lead to 2-0, and he scored on an
Captains reliever
Reliever
In the top of the ninth, Moreno scored from third on a
The Lugnuts outhit the Captains, 14-7, but also committed three errors, leading to four unearned runs.
The game additionally featured five hit-batters, three by Lugnuts pitchers, and eight wild pitches, six by Lake County pitchers.
In the win, Lansing left fielder
Lugnuts right-hander
The Nuts return to Cooley Law School Stadium for a three-game series with the South Bend Cubs from August 7-9, capped off by LAFCU Fireworks on Friday, August 9th. To live the Lug Life and purchase tickets, visit lansinglugnuts.com, call (517) 485-4500 or come to the Cooley Law School Stadium box office at 505 E. Michigan Ave. in downtown Lansing.
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