History vs. West Michigan Lansing Lugnuts The Nuts are 2-3 this year and 192-193 all-time vs. the Whitecaps, 97-89 at Jackson Field High-A Affiliate, Oakland Athletics • 16-19, 5th and 95-104 at LMCU Ballpark RHP Stevie Emanuels (5.49 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 L, 9-4 16. 8/27 at LAN 5. 6/12 at WM L, 9-0 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 • 19-15, 2nd 8. 7/21 at WM 20. 9/15 at LAN RHP Jesus Rodriguez (3.42 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 SUN., JUNE 13, 2021 2:00 PM GAME 36 12. 7/25 at WM 24. 9/19 at LAN Tonight: The Lugnuts look for the series split when they play the finale of a six-game set at the West Michigan Whitecaps, the sixth of 24 meetings between the intrastate archrivals this season. This is the 386th all-time meeting between the Nuts and ‘Caps; the Whitecaps lead the all-time series, 193-192. The Nuts outscored the Whitecaps 10-1 in winning each of the first two games of the series but have been outscored 28-4 in dropping the last three 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 0. First baseman Spencer Torkelson delivered a pair of run-scoring doubles, Wenceel Perez homered and Beau Brieske combined with a pair of relievers on a five-hit shutout, the second shutout in a three-game span for West Michigan. In defeat, William Simoneit singled and doubled to break a 1-for-20 slump and Drew Millas added a pair of singles in four at-bats. 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 Monday, June 14 High-A Central league-wide off day 16-19 Tuesday, June 15 - Sunday, June 20 Great Lakes Loons at Lansing Lugnuts Streak: Lost 3 LUG•NOTES: HEADLINES AND POINTS OF INTEREST Home: 8-10 Night: 13-17 Road: 8-8 Day: 3-2 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), vs. LHP: 1-2 vs. RHP: 15-17 Clinton (2009, 2014-15) and Beloit (2017). More info about the skipper can be found on the next page of these notes. Roster Move: OutfielderEnrry Pantoja was added to the Lugnuts roster from Extended Spring Training on Friday, replacing the promoted Jake Suddleson, Tuesday: 5-1 and made his Nuts debut yesterday with an unsuccessful pinch-hit plate appearance in the ninth. Pantoja is one of four native Cubans on Lansing’s roster, Wednesday: 2-4 joining pitcher Richard Guasch and outfieldersLazaro Armenteros and Lester Madden, Jr. Thursday: 1-5 Seeking Health: Not only do the Nuts have three players -- pitchers Charlie Cerny and Jeff Criswell and outfielder Austin Beck -- on the Injured List, Friday: 2-4 outfielderMichael Guldberg has not played in a game since May 29th, first baseman Patrick McColl has not had a plate appearance since June 3rd, and Saturday: 3-3 outfielderLester Madden, Jr., has not played since leaving Wednesday’s game against the Whitecaps early. Sunday: 3-2 1st in the High-A Central, but...: The Lugnuts’ pitching staff tops the High-A Central with a 3.49 earned run average, leading second-place West Michigan Series wins: 0-0 (3.95), but that ERA has taken a hit with 24 earned runs allowed in the last three games, spanning 24 innings, jumping the team ERA from where it stood on Thursday morning at a sparkling 3.02. Series losses: 0-1 Series splits: 4 Heating Up: Missouri State product Drew Millas has excelled at the plate in his last ten games, hitting .385 (15-for-39) with a .489 OBP and .538 slugging percentage and raising his batting average from .177 to .257. Millas has seven hits in his last three games vs. West Michigan, entering today on a 16-game Scored 1st: 12-7 on-base streak. Opponent scored 1st: 4-12 Getting Hits and Getting Hit: The Nuts lead the league in at-bats (1169), doubles (75) and HBPs (36); and rank second in fewest strikeouts (308) and tied Shutouts: 2-2 for second in sacrifice bunts (7); and third in hits (276). More hits than opp.: 13-1 Individual Effort: InfielderMax Schuemann (Portage Northern H.S. / Eastern Michigan University) is tied for first in the league in HBPs (10), fourth in steals (20), tied for fourth in runs scored (29) and tied for fifth in doubles (10). Schuemann’s HBP total is tied for third in all of Minor League Baseball. Fewer hits than opp.: 1-17 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 15 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 2-13. 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 1-17. 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 1-16 1-0 No. 29 - OF Lazaro Armenteros No. 30 - C Drew Millas After 7: 16-2 0-17 1-0 No. 35 - P Richard Guasch No. 39 - P Stevie Emanuels After 8: 16-1 0-18 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.