BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - With All-Stars Vidal Brujan and Moises Gomez leading the way, the Bowling Green Hot Rods held off the Lansing Lugnuts, 4-3, finishing a two-game sweep in the best-of-three Eastern Division Semifinals on Thursday night at Bowling Green Ballpark.It was the first series victory in the Hot Rods'

EASTLAKE, OH - Brandon Grudzielanek and Samad Taylor homered, but the Lansing Lugnuts (37-33, 80-60) were unable to prevent a three-game series sweep, losing, 3-2, to the Lake County Captains (31-38, 60-79) on Labor Day at Classic Park.Eric Rodriguez's RBI groundout in the seventh inning off reliever Turner Larkins (Loss, 4-6)

DAYTON, OH - Brandon Grudzielanek crushed a memorable three-run home run in a four-run ninth inning, and the Lansing Lugnuts (34-29, 77-56) paid tribute to Dolly Parton, working for a 9 to 5 victory over the Dayton Dragons (25-38, 56-75) on Sunday at Fifth Third Field.With the score tied at 4-4

DAYTON, OH - The Lansing Lugnuts (33-29, 76-56) closed to within one run with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth before falling, 4-3, to the Dayton Dragons (25-37, 56-74) on Saturday night at Fifth Third Field.The result halted Dayton's six-game losing streak against the Lugnuts. The Nuts own

DAYTON, OH - Brandon Grudzielanek and Ryan Gold lined RBI singles in the tenth inning and Dany Jimenez was brilliant late, leading the Lansing Lugnuts (33-28, 76-55) to a 5-3 victory over the Dayton Dragons (24-37, 55-74) in the opener of a four-game series on Friday night at Fifth Third Field.The

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. - Samad Taylor scored the tie-breaking run via a sequence of errors and Norberto Obeso threw out Brady Policelli at second base to bring a dramatic finish to the Lansing Lugnuts' (30-23, 73-50) 3-2 victory over the West Michigan Whitecaps (25-27, 61-61) on Friday night at Fifth Third

LANSING, Mich. - Samad Taylor doubled and homered, and the Lansing Lugnuts (29-22, 72-49) used a five-run fifth inning to clinch a series split with the Bowling Green Hot Rods (30-21, 77-43) with a 7-4 victory on Tuesday night at Cooley Law School Stadium.The Lugnuts and Hot Rods, possessing the top

LANSING, Mich. - Five members of the starting lineup had multi-hit nights, but the Lansing Lugnuts (28-22, 71-49) fell victim to a seven-run fourth inning in a 12-6 loss to the Bowling Green Hot Rods (30-20, 77-42) on Monday night at Cooley Law School Stadium.The Hot Rods and Nuts entered the

LANSING, Mich. - The Lansing Lugnuts (25-20, 68-47) have found a winning formula - and it's oddly specific. For the third straight game, the Lugnuts won by a 5-4 score, triumphing over the Dayton Dragons (20-25, 51-62) in a Winning Wednesday opener of a three-game series at Cooley Law School Stadium.The

LANSING, Mich. - Ryan Noda homered for the second straight day, a three-run blast, and the Lansing Lugnuts (21-19, 64-46) stayed hot with an 8-6 victory over the South Bend Cubs (17-23, 51-58) on Thursday night at Cooley Law School Stadium.The win is the Lugnuts' seventh in their last eight games,

LANSING, Mich. - Ryan Noda smashed a two-run homer in the first inning and a three-run homer to cap a seven-run fourth, leading the Lansing Lugnuts (20-19, 63-46) to a comfortable 10-3 win over the South Bend Cubs (17-22, 51-57) on a Winning Wednesday at Cooley Law School Stadium.The streaking Lugnuts

DAYTON, OH - Brandon Grudzielanek dropped down a bunt toward third in a tie game in the eighth and ended up circling the bases, supplying the winning run in the Lansing Lugnuts' (17-18, 60-45) 5-4 victory over the Dayton Dragons (17-18, 48-55) in the Saturday night opener of a four-game series

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Norberto Obeso and Brandon Grudzielanek homered and Brody Rodning and Dany Jimenez combined for 11 strikeouts in six scoreless innings of relief, powering the Lansing Lugnuts (16-18, 59-45) past the South Bend Cubs (17-17, 51-52), 5-2, on Friday night at Four Winds Field.The Lugnuts took two of

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Norberto Obeso lined a game-tying RBI double in the ninth to force extra innings, but Christian Donahue's RBI single in the 11th sent the South Bend Cubs (17-15, 50-51) past the Lansing Lugnuts (14-18, 57-45), 5-4, on Wednesday night at Four Winds Field.In the bottom of the

LANSING, Mich. - In a Monday matinee at Cooley Law School Stadium, Jordan Barrett tossed a professional high seven scoreless innings and the Lansing Lugnuts (14-17, 57-44) shut out the Cedar Rapids Kernels (22-9, 54-46), 2-0, to end a nine-game losing streak and reach a franchise milestone: their 1,600th all-time win.The

LANSING, Mich. - Zach Kirtley hit a two-run homer, Yariel Gonzalez added a late three-run shot, and the Peoria Chiefs (16-10, 55-41) completed a three-game sweep of the Lansing Lugnuts (13-15, 56-42), 7-3, before a crowd of 5,477 on Friday night at Cooley Law School Stadium.The Nuts have lost a season

LANSING, Mich. - Elehuris Montero belted a pair of two-run homers, and the Peoria Chiefs (15-10, 54-41) defeated the Lansing Lugnuts (13-14, 56-41), 7-3, before a crowd of 6,904 on Thursday night at Cooley Law School Stadium.Ryan Noda went 3-for-3 with a walk and three singles for the Nuts, who have

LANSING, Mich. - Alex Fagalde pitched six shutout innings and the Peoria Chiefs (14-10, 53-41) extended the Lansing Lugnuts' (13-13, 56-40) losing streak to five games with a 4-2 victory on Wednesday evening at Cooley Law School Stadium.The Lugnuts scored their only runs in the ninth against Chiefs reliever Bryan Dobzanski,

BURLINGTON, IA - Through eight innings, the Burlington Bees led the Lansing Lugnuts 7-2, three outs away from victory on Friday night at Community Field.Then the game changed dramatically. The Lugnuts scored five runs in the ninth inning - a Chavez Young RBI single, Brandon Grudzielanek two-run single, run-scoring wild pitch

LANSING, Mich. - Pitching for the first time in 25 days, Turner Larkins tossed 4 2/3 scoreless innings, but the South Bend Cubs (9-8, 43-43) nosed out the Lansing Lugnuts (11-6, 54-33), 4-2, on Saturday night at Cooley Law School Stadium.Larkins had been on the 7-day Disabled List since June

LANSING, Mich. - Jesus Rodriguez brought a shutout into the eighth inning, and the West Michigan Whitecaps (8-7, 44-41) topped the Lansing Lugnuts (10-5, 53-32), 6-2, on Thursday night at Cooley Law School Stadium.The Lugnuts won the opener of the four-game home-and-home series, but the Whitecaps struck back to win

COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. - The West Michigan Whitecaps (6-7, 42-41) scored five runs in the seventh inning to win a seesaw contest, 8-4, over the Lansing Lugnuts (10-3, 53-30) on Tuesday night at Fifth Third Ballpark.Jesus Navarro homered in the fifth and Owen Spiwak lined a two-run single in the

MIDLAND, Mich. - The Lansing Lugnuts entered Thursday night's series opener at Great Lakes winners of nine of their last ten games. The Loons entered having lost a franchise record 11 consecutive games.Both streaks, one up and one down, continued: All-Star Maximo Castillo posted his third consecutive scoreless start and

LANSING, Mich. - Donnie Sellers matched a career high with six innings, striking out eight, and the Lansing Lugnuts (6-1, 49-28) stopped the Lake County Captains (2-5, 31-46), 6-2, on a sporadically rainy Wednesday afternoon at Cooley Law School Stadium.The Lugnuts took two of three games from the Captains to

LANSING, Mich. - Coming off 14 days on the road, the Lansing Lugnuts (41-27) were glad to be back at Cooley Law School Stadium, treating a crowd of 8,104 to a 6-4 victory over the South Bend Cubs (34-33) on Friday night at Cooley Law School Stadium.The night was a showcase for