MiLB names Nuts' Buelvas the MWL Player of the Week
LANSING, Mich. – Minor League Baseball honored Lansing Lugnuts outfielder Brayan Buelvas as the Midwest League Player of the Week for the week of July 8-14, MiLB announced today. The 22-year-old Buelvas slashed .385/.467/.615 with three doubles, one home run, six RBIs, six runs scored, four walks and five stolen
Buelvas delivers walk-off triple for dramatic 4-3 win
LANSING, Mich. – With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Brayan Buelvas tripled in Henry Bolte and Will Simpson, sending the Lansing Locos (23-23) to a scintillating 4-3 victory over the Peoria Chiefs (15-31) on Tuesday night at Jackson® Field™. It was the second straight walkoff win for
Lugnuts best Loons in 11 again, 11-8
MIDLAND, Mich. – Henry Bolte lined a two-out, go-ahead two-run single, and the Lansing Lugnuts (15-17) knocked off the division-leading Great Lakes Loons (20-12) in 11 innings for the second straight day, 11-8, on Saturday afternoon at Dow Diamond. The Lugnuts rallied from 2-0, 4-2 and 7-5 deficits, tying the
Gelof HR lifts Loons over Lugs, 5-3
MIDLAND, Mich. – Jake Gelof, whose older brother Zack skipped over Lansing on his way up to the Oakland Athletics, banged a three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, and the Great Lakes Loons (20-10) topped the Lansing Lugnuts (13-17), 5-3, on Thursday night at
Lugnuts walk all over Dayton, 11-4
LANSING, Mich. – The Lansing Lugnuts (8-9) drew eight walks, including five straight from reliever Pedro Alfonseca in a five-run eighth inning, and rode monster nights from Colby Halter, Henry Bolte, Will Simpson and Brayan Buelvas to an 11-4 rout of the Dayton Dragons (7-10) on Wednesday night at at
Buelvas and Bolte homer, Nuts win second straight
Eastlake, OH – Brayan Buelvas homered for a second straight game, Henry Bolte tripled and homered in his return to the lineup, and the Lansing Lugnuts (5-6) rode a dominant team pitching performance to a 6-1 matinee victory over the Lake County Captains (4-6) on Wednesday at Classic Auto Group
Jesse & Jaksa's Question Quartet: Playoffs, MLB Debuts, Breakouts, HRs
Throughout this season, Lugnuts broadcasters Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Adam Jaksa will tackle topics big and small in a brisk weekly Q&A. Email your questions to [email protected]. 1. Who will be the first Lugnut to make his MLB debut this year? Jesse: Griffin Conine, Miami Marlins. The slugger is with Triple-A
In front of 8,125, Buelvas HR walks off Chiefs
LANSING, Mich. – Brayan Buelvas blasted a two-run game-winning home run in the bottom of the tenth inning, and the Lansing Lugnuts (29-32) thrilled a crowd of 8,125 with a 5-3 triumph over the Peoria Chiefs (30-32) on Saturday night at Jackson® Field™. It was the Lugnuts’ seventh walk-off win
Nuts outhit Dragons 13-6, lose squeaker
LANSING, Mich. – The Lansing Lugnuts (28-34, 53-75) piled up nine hits in the first three innings and 13 hits overall, but the Dayton Dragons (26-33, 65-60) came away with a 5-4 victory over the Nuts on Wednesday evening at Jackson® Field™. The result snapped Lansing’s six-game winning streak against
Locos best the Whitecaps in 67 minutes
LANSING, Mich. – Lazaro Armenteros and Brayan Buelvas homered to support another strong performance from Jack Owen, and the Lansing Locos (14-22, 39-63) topped the West Michigan Whitecaps (25-11, 56-46), 3-1, on Sunday afternoon at Jackson® Field™. The game was shortened by rain, called one batter into the bottom of
Buelvas returns, but Nuts drop Sunday finale
MIDLAND, Mich. – Prospect outfielder Brayan Buelvas played his first Lansing Lugnuts game since May 28, but the Lugnuts (12-18, 37-59) dropped the finale of a six-game series at the Great Lakes Loons (18-12, 58-38), 4-2, on Sunday afternoon at Dow Diamond. The Loons won four of six games in
Loons overtake hurting Lugs, 6-2
MIDLAND, Mich. – Ryan January and Imanol Vargas hit long home runs, helping the host Great Lakes Loons (22-15) defeat the Lansing Lugnuts (15-22), 6-2, on Friday night at Dow Diamond. Brayan Buelvas homered and Drew Swift singled, walked twice and stole two bases for the Lugnuts, who had both
Loons top Lugnuts, 8-5
MIDLAND, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (21-15) collected 13 hits in the first five innings, building an eight-run lead before holding off the Lansing Lugnuts (15-21), 8-5, on Thursday night at Dow Diamond. Lansing catcher Jared McDonald swatted a 442-foot home run and Brayan Buelvas reached base four times
Nuts walk-off Whitecaps to sweep twinbill
LANSING, Mich. – Euribiel Ángeles delivered a game-tying two-run double before racing home with the game-winning run on a passed ball, and the Lansing Lugnuts (9-14) completed a doubleheader sweep of the visiting West Michigan Whitecaps (8-15), 7-1 and 6-5, on Tuesday night at Jackson® Field™. With the wins –
Criswell flirts with no-hitter, Lugnuts split doubleheader
EASTLAKE, OH – Jeff Criswell came three outs from a no-hitter, settling for a one-hitter, and the Lansing Lugnuts (7-13) split a doubleheader with the Lake County Captains (9-11), winning 8-0 after dropping a 3-0 opener on Saturday afternoon at Classic Park. Each team managed just one hit in its
Lugnuts follow similar formula for 2nd straight win at Lake County
EASTLAKE, OH – In the series opener at Classic Park two days prior, the Lansing Lugnuts rode strong starting pitching, crisp defense, solid relief and a late rally to a 3-1 victory. In the second game of the series, the recipe worked again: Joey Estes turned in an excellent start,
Lugnuts collect 15 hits, but fall 9-7
LANSING, Mich. – The Lansing Lugnuts (3-8) received three-hit performances from Euribiel Ángeles, Jonny Butler and Brayan Buelvas in a 15-hit barrage, but fell 9-7 to the Fort Wayne TinCaps (7-4) on Wednesday night at Jackson® Field™. The game was delayed 41 minutes at the start due to a brief
Whitecaps ride five-run 3rd past Nuts
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. – Colt Keith, Jake Holton and Andrew Navigato delivered run-scoring extra-base hits in a five-run third inning, and the West Michigan Whitecaps (5-2) held off the Lansing Lugnuts (2-5), 6-3, on Friday night at LMCU Ballpark. First baseman Matt Cross and right fielder Lawrence Butler both notched
The Athletic projects Beck, Soderstrom, Butler, Buelvas and more to join 2022 Lugnuts
The Athletic's Melissa Lockard published a notebook of Oakland Athletics spring training minor-league notes on Tuesday, packed with interesting details for Lugnuts fans: First baseman/outfielder Lawrence Butler, MLB's No. 30 A's prospect, who impressed in a brief cameo to end last season in Lansing, is, in the words of A's
Let's get hyped: A guide to potential 2022 Lugnuts
On Tuesday, March 1, Major League Baseball announced the cancellation of games.* This will not affect the Minor League Baseball season.* With everything chugging straight ahead toward Opening Day, let's get our hopes up about players we could see in Lugnuts white, black and red on April 6 vs. Michigan
Prospects in the Athletics' 2020 player pool
As part of the new rules for the 2020 Major League season, each of the 30 organizations will maintain a 60-man player pool for the duration of the campaign. Some members of the player pool will feature on the active Major League roster while others will work out at an