MWL1 Lansing Lugnuts

Lugs Win Eighth Straight Home Game, 7-3

Published on July 5, 2016 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Lansing Lugnuts News Release


LANSING, Mich. - Juan Kelly homered, Tayler Saucedo tossed his team-leading sixth quality start, and the Lansing Lugnuts (9-4, 45-38) won their eighth home game in a row, 7-3, over the Dayton Dragons (3-8, 24-58) on Tuesday night at Cooley Law School Stadium.

The Lugnuts, who improved to 8-0 against the Dragons in 2016, have not lost a home game since June 17th. Combined with South Bend's 3-1 loss to Fort Wayne, the Nuts moved into a first-place tie atop the Eastern Division.

Dayton took a brief 1-0 lead in the first inning on a Kevin Franklin RBI single, only to be swamped by seven quick Lansing runs.

In the bottom of the first, Dragons right fielder Reydel Medina committed two errors and Carl Wise and Justin Atkinson knocked RBI singles in a four-run uprising.

In the second inning, J.C. Cardenas led off with a single, John La Prise drew a one-out walk, and Kelly followed by drilling his ninth home run of the year to right field.

Dayton All-Star Austin Orewiler (Loss, 2-7) allowed seven runs, four earned, on eight hits and a walk in five innings.

He was outpitched by Saucedo (Win, 4-7), who pitched six innings and gave up just two runs - one in the first inning, one in the sixth - while walking one and striking out four.

Starlyn Suriel pitched the seventh and eighth innings in relief, allowing a Mitch Piatnik home run, and Andrew Case made his Lugnuts return with a perfect ninth, notching a strikeout.

Both Wise and Kelly went 2-for-4 to lead Lansing's offense, with La Prise reaching base three times and scoring two runs on a single and two walks.

The Lansing Lugnuts go for a ninth straight home win on a Winning Wednesday: if the Lugs win, you win! Right-hander Jon Harris (7-1, 2.49) takes on Dayton right-hander Jose Lopez (5-7, 3.32) at 7:05 p.m. To purchase tickets or for more information, stop by the Cooley Law School Stadium box office, call (517-485-4500) or visit LansingLugnuts.com .

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