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History vs. Lake County Lansing Lugnuts The Lugnuts are 6-9 in 2021 and 89-92 vs. the High-A Affiliate, Oakland Athletics • 38-43, 5th Captains all-time, with a record of 53-47 vs. the Caps at home, compared to 36-46 in Eastlake. RHP Colin Peluse (3.53 ERA) In 2019, the Nuts won the series, 10-9. Meeting Score Meeting Score at 1. 5/4 at LAN W, 8-1 10. 7/16 at LAN L, 13-9 2. 5/5 at LAN L, 3-1 11. 7/17 at LAN W, 7-6 3. 5/6 at LAN L, 7-6 12. 7/18 at LAN L, 4-2 Lake County Captains 4. 5/7 at LAN L, 6-2 13. 8/3 at LC W, 8-1 High-A, Cleveland Future Guardians • 44-37, 2nd 5. 5/8 at LAN W, 2-0 14. 8/4 at LC L, 8-4 6. 5/9 at LAN W, 5-2 15. 8/5 at LC L, 5-1 RHP Daniel Espino (6.23 ERA) 7. 7/13 at LAN L, 8-0 (6) 16. 8/6 at LC 8. 7/14 at LAN L, 17-10 17. 8/7 at LC CLASSIC PARK EASTLAKE, OHIO THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2021 7:00 PM GAME 81 9. 7/15 at LAN W, 4-0 18. 8/8 at LC Tonight: The Lugnuts play the fourth of a six-game series at the Lake County Captains, having dropped the last two games following a win in the opener. Lansing is now 6-9 against the Caps this year entering the final three meetings of the year. Tonight features a matchup between Lansing right-handerColin Peluse, MLB.com’s No. 26 Athletics prospect, and Lake County right-hander Daniel Espino, MLB.com’s No. 6 Cleveland prospect. On the Air: Listen online at http://milb.streamguys1.com/lansing with Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Adam Jaksa delivering the call of the game. Last Night: Captains 5, Lugnuts 1. In the top of the third inning, Jordan Díaz hit a 427-foot home run and William Simoneit followed with a single -- and that was all for the Lugnuts base hits in a two-hit loss against four Lake County pitchers. José Tena hit a 440-foot two-run homer for the Captains in the win. On Deck: The Lugnuts play the Captains through Sunday, returning home to host Dayton on August 20-25. What’s New in 2021: Entering this season, the Lugnuts’ stadium name changed from Cooley Law School Stadium to Jackson® Field™, Lansing moved up to the High-A Central and the ballclub accepted an invitation to affiliate with the A’s, the Nuts’ fourth MLB partner, following the Royals (1996-98), Cubs (1999-2004) and Blue Jays (2005-2020). UPCOMING GAMES IN A NUTSHELL 7 p.m., Saturday, August 7 RHP Shohei Tomioka (4.73 ERA), Lugnuts at RHP Hunter Gaddis (4.73 ERA), Captains 38-43 1:30 p.m., Sunday, August 8 RHP Jack Cushing (1.80 ERA), Lugnuts at RHP Mason Hickman (4.75 ERA), Captains Streak: Lost 2 Monday, August 9 High-A Central off day Tuesday, August 10 - Sunday, August 15 Dayton Dragons at Lansing Lugnuts Home: 19-23 Night: 34-36 Road: 19-20 Day: 4-7 vs. LHP: 4-6 vs. RHP: 34-36 LUG•NOTES: HEADLINES AND POINTS OF INTEREST Tuesday: 8-5 Going Yard: With yesterday’s Jordan Díaz homer, the Lugnuts have now hit 17 roundtrippers in 15 games against Lake County this year. That Wednesday: 3-11 said, Lansing’s only runs the past two games have come off home runs: a pair of two-run shots on Wednesday in an 8-4 loss and the solo blast yesterday in a 5-1 defeat. Thursday: 6-8 Friday: 7-7 Positive First Impression: On July 30, catcher Drew Millas and pitchers Richard Guasch and Seth Shuman were traded by the Oakland Saturday: 10-3 Athletics to the Washington Nationals in exchange for catcher Yan Gomes and utilityman Josh Harrison. Guasch and Millas were each as- Sunday: 4-9 signed to the High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks (with Shuman yet to receive an assignment). Millas debuted last night for the Blue Rocks with a 3-for-5 performance including two RBI singles. Series wins: 1 Series losses: 3 Alumni Report: Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., who played for the 2017 Lansing squad at 18 years old, is second in the Majors in home runs (34), first in RBIs (85), second in on-base percentage (.417), third in slugging (.644), first in total bases (248), first in OPS (1.061) and second in runs Series splits: 9 scored (83) behind 2017 Lugnuts teammate Bo Bichette (84). Additionally, former Lansing Lugnuts outfielderKevin Pillar, who was named the 2012 Midwest League MVP, was named the New York Mets’ winner of the Heart and Hustle Award. Scored 1st: 30-13 Opponent scored 1st: 8-30 Up the Ladder: The Midland RockHounds battled back from a 9-4 deficit, scored four runs in the 8th in a game-tying rally, two more in the 9th in a game-tying rally, and then beat Wichita in 10 innings, 13-12. Notably, starting catcher Collin Theroux moved to the mound for the bottom of Doubleheaders: 2-2 the 10th inning, produced a double play from Trey Cabbage (center fielder to third baseman), issued a walk to Andrew Bechtold and induced Shutouts: 4-7 Jermaine Palacios to fly out to center, earning the save against the Twins’ Double-A affiliate. More hits than opp.: 27-5 Familiar Foes: Today’s starting matchup features two pitchers whose first High-A appearances came against the opposition here tonight. Lansing Fewer hits than opp.: 6-35 starter Colin Peluse, who is coming off six scoreless innings his last time out vs. Fort Wayne, made his 2021 debut with three scoreless innings Equal hits: 5-3 of relief against the Captains on Opening Day, May 4. He then started against Lake County on July 17 in Lansing and earned the win, allowing two runs (one earned) on seven hits and three walks in five innings, striking out five. On the other side, youngDaniel Espino struck out nine in Comeback wins: 13 four innings in his High-A debut on July 15 in Lansing, allowing two runs on three hits and three walks to suffer the loss. Final at-bat wins: 6 Future Lugnut Spotlight: OutfielderLawrence Butler moved into MLB.com’s ranking as the No. 30 Athletics prospect after the deadline deals. Walk-offs: 1 A 6th-round selection from Westlake H.S. (Atlanta) in 2018, Butler is leading Low-A Stockton with in games (75), hits (71), runs (52), homers Extra Innings: 4-2 (15), total bases (141), RBIs (57) and walks (49), and looks well on his way to becoming a Lugnut before the year is out. 9-inning games: Baseball America’s Top A’s Prospects MLB.com’s Top A’s Prospects Keith Law’s Top A’s Prospects No. 13 - CF Austin Beck No. 10 - 3B Jordan Díaz No. 14 - 3B Jordan Díaz Leading Trailing Tied No. 18 - 3B Jordan Díaz No. 16 - CF Austin Beck No. 15 - CF Austin Beck After 6: 31-6 3-32 3-1 No. 26 - P Colin Peluse No. 26 - P Colin Peluse After 7: 31-4 2-33 4-2 No. 29 - P Jorge Juan After 8: 34-2 1-36 2-1 Jackson® Field™, 505 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48912 | (517) 485-4500 | lansinglugnuts.com | @lansinglugnuts | Contact: Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, [email protected] 33 SCOTT STEINMANN MANAGER Age: 47 | Height: 6’2 | Bats/Throws: L/R Year Team - League W-L PCT Finish 2003 Peoria - AZL 30-23 .566 3rd/3rd Born: July 17, 1973 | Hometown: Chandler, AZ 2004 Peoria - AZL 31-25 .554 T-2nd/5th 2005 Wisconsin - MWL 76-63 .547 1st/1st College: Miami University (Oxford, OH) 2007 High Desert - CAL 54-86 .386 5th/5th Pro Managerial Experience: 13th season 2008 West Tenn - SL 70-68 .507 T-1st/5th 2009 Clinton - MWL 69-68 .503 4th Years in Pro Baseball: 1996-present, 25th season 2011 Peoria - AZL 25-31 .446 2nd 2014 Clinton - MWL 61-77 .442 7th/6th Year Team - League G AB H HR AVG OPS 2015 Clinton - MWL 46-93 .331 6th/8th 1996 Lancaster - CAL 5 10 2 0 .200 .454 2017 Beloit - MWL 65-73 .471 T-4th/4th Everett - NWL 30 100 14 0 .140 .459 2018 Midland - TL 68-71 .489 3rd/3rd 1997 Wisconsin - MWL 72 225 48 0 .213 .545 2019 Midland - TL 73-66 .525 2nd/1st 1998 Orlando - SL 18 52 9 0 .173 .495 Total 12 years, 1294 G 597-697 .461 - Total 3 seasons 125 387 73 0 .189 .512 • Managed Wisconsin to MWL Championship Series in 2005. • Caught a two-inning, five-K Randy Johnson rehab ap- • On May 7, 2014, Steinmann’s Clinton LumberKings overcame a 17-1 • In addition to the managerial seasons above, Steinmann worked pearance in 1996 with Everett. deficit entering the 6th inning, scoring 19 unanswered runs for a 20-17 as a roving catching instructor in 1999 for Seattle and was a mem- • Member of Mariners organization, player and coach, from victory in 12 innings. It remains the largest deficit ever overcome in a ber of the coaching staff for Wisconsin (2000-01), San Bernardino 1996-2015... joined Oakland Athletics organization in 2017. professional baseball game. (2002), Peoria (2006), Everett (2010, 2012) and Tacoma (2013).