History vs. West Michigan Lansing Lugnuts The Nuts are 2-2 this year and 192-192 all-time vs. the Whitecaps, 97-89 at Jackson Field High-A Affiliate, Oakland Athletics • 16-18, T-4th and 95-103 at LMCU Ballpark RHP Colin Peluse (4.50 ERA) Meeting Score Meeting Score 1. 6/8 at WM W, 2-0 13. 8/24 at LAN at 2. 6/9 at WM W, 8-1 14. 8/25 at LAN 3. 6/10 at WM L, 10-0 15. 8/26 at LAN 4. 6/11 at WM 16. 8/27 at LAN 5. 6/12 at WM 17. 8/28 at LAN West Michigan Whitecaps 6. 6/13 at WM 18. 8/29 at LAN 7. 7/20 at WM 19. 9/14 at LAN High-A Affiliate, Detroit Tigers • 18-15, 2nd 8. 7/21 at WM 20. 9/15 at LAN RHP Beau Brieske (6.04 ERA) 9. 7/22 at WM 21. 9/16 at LAN 10. 7/23 at WM 22. 9/17 at LAN 11. 7/24 at WM 23. 9/18 at LAN LMCU BALLPARK COMSTOCK PARK, MI SAT., JUNE 12, 2021 7:05 PM GAME 35 12. 7/25 at WM 24. 9/19 at LAN Tonight: The Lugnuts play the fifth game of a six-game series at the West Michigan Whitecaps, the fifth of 24 meetings between the intrastate archrivals this season. This is the 385th all-time meeting between the Nuts and ‘Caps; the teams are 192-192 against each other. The Nuts outscored the Whitecaps 10-1 in winning each of the first two games of the series but have been outscored 19-4 in dropping the last two games. On the Air: Today’s game is on MiLB.TV, featuring Dan Hasty and Nathan Wangler, with the audio broadcast available via http://milb.streamguys1.com/lansing as described by Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Adam Jaksa. Last Night: Whitecaps 9, Lugnuts 4. First baseman Spencer Torkelson went 3-for-3 with a single, triple, homer, sacrifice fly and four runs batted in, helping the ‘Caps rally from deficits of 3-0 and 4-1 with nine unanswered runs for the victory.Dillon Dingler added a solo home run for West Michigan, going back-to-back with Torkelson in a six-run game-turning sixth inning against relievers Charles Hall and Aiden McIntyre. Lazaro Armenteros homered in defeat. What’s New in 2021: Entering this season, the Lugnuts’ stadium name changed from Cooley Law School Stadium to Jackson® Field™, the Nuts moved up to the High-A Central, and they accepted an invitation to affiliate with the Oakland A’s, the Nuts’ fourth MLB partner, following the Kansas City Royals (1996-98), Chicago Cubs (1999-2004) and Blue Jays (2005-2020). UPCOMING STARTING MATCHUPS IN A NUTSHELL 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 13 RHP Stevie Emanuels (5.49), Lugnuts at RHP Jesus Rodriguez (3.42), Whitecaps 16-18 Monday, June 14 High-A Central league-wide off day Streak: Lost 2 Tuesday, June 15 - Sunday, June 20 Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts Home: 8-10 Night: 13-16 Road: 8-8 Day: 3-2 LUG•NOTES: HEADLINES AND POINTS OF INTEREST vs. LHP: 1-2 vs. RHP: 15-16 Meet the Boss: Scott Steinmann is the 16th manager in Lugnuts team history. Born in Dayton, Steinmann joins the Lugnuts after three straight seasons assigned to manage Double-A Midland (though the 2020 season was canceled). Steinmann previously managed against the Lugnuts with Wisconsin (2005), Clinton (2009, 2014-15) and Beloit (2017). More info about the skipper can be found on the next page of these notes. Tuesday: 5-1 Wednesday: 2-4 Roster Move: Outfielder Jake Suddleson was promoted to Double-A Midland on Tuesday. (Suddleson has opened 0-for-12 in his first three games with Thursday: 1-5 the RockHounds.) His spot on the roster was filled yesterday by outfielderEnrry Pantoja, who was called up from Extended Spring Training. Friday: 2-4 A Hail to Arms...: The Lugnuts’ pitching staff tops the High-A Central with a 3.31 earned run average despite allowing 15 earned runs in the last two games. Saturday: 3-2 The Nuts have issued only 105 walks, the second fewest in the circuit, struck out the second-most hitters (357), allowed the third-fewest home runs (23) Sunday: 3-2 and recorded the best GO/AO ratio (1.33) in the league. Series wins: 0-0 Crime Doesn’t Pay: Catcher William Simoneit nabbed a pair of Whitecaps attempting to steal second base last night, giving the Lugnuts 18 attempted base-stealers caught this year, tied for most in the league with South Bend. The Cubs, however, have caught 18 of 94 attempted base-stealers while the Series losses: 0-1 Nuts have thrown out 18 of 53. Series splits: 4 A Breath of Relief: The bullpen has been a strength for the Lugnuts, with a 2.92 ERA and 221 strikeouts (compared to 57 walks) in just 166 1/3 innings. Scored 1st: 12-7 Lugnuts relievers Aiden McIntyre leads the league with 14 relief appearances. Opponent scored 1st: 4-11 Getting Hits and Getting Hit: The Nuts lead the league in at-bats (1138), doubles (74) and HBPs (36); and rank second in fewest strikeouts (299) and tied Shutouts: 2-1 for second in sacrifice bunts (7); third in hits (271); and fourth in total bases (437). More hits than opp.: 13-1 Individual Efforts: Infielder Max Schuemann (Portage Northern H.S. / Eastern Michigan University) is tied for first in the league in HBPs (10), fourth in steals (20), fifth in runs scored (28) and tied for fifth in doubles (9). Schuemann’s HBP total is tied for second in all of Minor League Baseball. Fewer hits than opp.: 1-16 Equal hits: 2-1 Highs and Lows: The Lugnuts have scored at least seven runs in a game 13 times this season, but have also scored two runs or fewer in a game 14 times. Comeback wins: 5 Keys to Success: When Lansing scores more than two runs in a game, the club is 14-6. When it scores two runs or fewer, the record is 2-12. Additionally, Final at-bat wins: 2 when the Nuts outhit the opposition, they are 13-1 this season. When they get outhit, however, they are 1-16. Walk-offs: - Baseball America’s Top A’s Prospects MLB.com’s Top A’s Prospects Keith Law’s Top A’s Prospects Extra Innings: 1-0 No. 13 - CF Austin Beck No. 12 - 3B Jordan Díaz No. 14 - 3B Jordan Díaz No. 18 - 3B Jordan Díaz No. 18 - CF Austin Beck No. 15 - CF Austin Beck No. 23 - OF Michael Guldberg No. 19 - OF Lazaro Armenteros No. 17 - C Drew Millas Leading Trailing Tied No. 26 - P Colin Peluse No. 28 - P Colin Peluse No. 18 - OF Michael Guldberg No. 27 - C Drew Millas No. 29 - OF Michael Guldberg After 6: 15-3 1-15 1-0 No. 29 - OF Lazaro Armenteros No. 30 - C Drew Millas After 7: 16-2 0-16 1-0 No. 35 - P Richard Guasch No. 39 - P Stevie Emanuels After 8: 16-1 0-17 1-0 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). Don Schulze Javier Godard Anthony Phillips Toshi Nagahara Connor Hughes Pitching Coach Hitting Coach Assistant Hitting Coach Head Athletic Trainer Sport Performance Coach Dixon, Illinois Baruta, Venezuela Bellville, South Africa -> Scottsdale, AZ Takamatsu, Japan -> Akron, OH Minden, Nevada 2019: Low-A Beloit 2019: High-A Stockton 2019: Low-A Beloit 2019: SS-A Vermont 16th season in A’s organization 3rd season in A’s organization 3rd season in A’s organization 15th season in A’s organization 3rd season in A’s organization Pitched 6 years in MLB Played 6 seasons in A’s MiLB system Member of Team South Africa in 2009 WBC Southern Arkansas University Boise State University Major League Lugnuts: Two former Nuts have made their Major League debuts this season, pitcher Luggie’s Fast Facts Ty Tice ‘18 and outfielderJosh Palacios ‘16-’17, with the duo making their first MLB appearance in the same game for the Toronto Blue Jays on April 9th.