Great Lakes Loons Media Notes · Dow Diamond · 825 E Main St. Midland, MI 48640 · (989) 837-BALL · www.Loons.com · High-A Affiliate - LA Dodgers · Tuesday, June 16 Great Lakes Loons (18-19) at Lansing Lugnuts (18-19) RH Logan Boyer (9 G, 8.2 IP, 3 ER) vs. RH Seth Shuman (6 G, 19.0 IP, 1.42 ERA) 7:05 PM EDT | Jackson Field (7,230) | Lansing, MI Game 38/120 | Series 7/20 | Road Game 20/60 | Road Series 4/10 Loons At A Glance Coming Up... Opponent Current Streak L1 Thur., June 17 | at Lansing | 7:05 PM | RH Bobby Miller (6G, 18.0, 1.00) vs. RH Richard Guasch (6G, 24.1, 1.85) Lansing Last 5 Games 2-3 (Oakland Athletics) Last 10 Games 5-5 Fri., June 18 | at Lansing | 7:05 PM | RH Landon Knack (2G, 5.0, 3ER) vs. RH Reid Birlingmair (6G, 28.0, 4.50) Home 8-10 Road 10-9 Sat., June 19 | at Lansing | 7:05 PM | RH Clayton Beeter (10G, 9.2, 7ER) vs. RH Colin Peluse (6G, 26.2, 5.40) All-Time Matchup: Day 4-2 Today: The Loons play game two in a six-game series versus Gone Streakin’: LAN, 118-115 Night 14-17 Lansing trailing 1-0 in the series. *Zac Ching: 14-game OBS (.404 BA, .434 OBP) Extra Inning 1-0 *Carson Taylor: 8-game HS (11-for-32, 5 XBH) At Dow Diamond: Doubleheader 0-0 About Last Week: The Loons dropped 4-of-6 in Dayton moving *Zack Plunkett: 12.1 inning scoreless streak GL, 55-51 vs. East 18-19 thier season record against the Dragons to 3-9. Great Lakes is 15-9 against the rest of the league. The series began with Protected Pitchers: Loons starting pitchers have only logged vs. West 0-0 Dayton taking four straight - three of which were by one run. In 87.0 innings (~2.1/start). That is the least amount of innings from At Jackson Field: Series 3W-2L-1T total, the Loons had a +5 run differential while losing the series a starting rotation in all of Minor League Baseball (next closest: LAN, 67-60 Home Series 1-1-1 and a +10 differential when only accounting for earned runs. Tampa, 98.1). Road Series 2-1-0 Crucial errors in games one and two cost the Loons the series. 2019: Zac Ching led the Loons with 11 hits, James Outman blasted two D-Fence!: After the first two weeks of the season, the Loons Series Openers 1-6 home runs, and Andrew Shaps drove in a team-best seven runs. led the HAC with 17 errors. Since May 18, the Loons have GL, 8-7 Series Finales 4-2 committed the second fewest errors in the HAC with 21 (25g). (2-5 at DD) vs. RH Starters 15-17 First Things First: The Loons lead all of High-A baseball and are The Loons have played 12 error-free games in their last 22 vs. LH Starters 3-2 4th in MiLB with 36 1st-inning runs this season. Their .913 OPS games overall. (6-2 at JF) Scoring 1st 16-7 in the 1st inning is 83 poitns better than any other team in Hi-A. This Year: Opp. Scores 1st League Ranks: 2-12 What Gives: Despite being just a game below .500, the Loons *Leonel Valera: T5th Hits, 4th TB, T1st 3B, T5th XBH Meeting 8/24 Out-Hit Opp. 12-3 have the second best run differential (+22) in the 12-team HAC *Miguel Vargas: 5th BA, 1st Hits (by 9), T3rd Runs, 1st TB, T3rd Out-Hit by Opp. 4-11 and the best in the Eastern Division. Eight of the Loons’ 19 losses 2B, T2nd XBH (12 at DD) Hits Equal 2-5 have come by one run. The Dodgers have also struggled in one- *Andy Pages: T2nd HR, T5th Hits, T2nd XBH, 1st Runs, 3rd TB, (12 at JF) Shutouts 2-2 run games at the MLB level with 13 of their 26 losses coming by T5th RBI 1-Run Games 3-8 one run. *James Outman: T1st 3B 5/25|L, 10-5 *Jesus Vargas: T1st Wins, 7th ERA, 5th WHIP 5/26|W, 5-2 Hit 1 HR 6-5 Vargas Breaks Decade-Long Record: Miguel Vargas re-wrote Hit Multiple HRs 7-5 the Loons’ record book with the longest hitting streak in franchise What Works: 5/27|W, 10-1 Hit No HRs 5-8 history and professional baseball this year by registering a hit *16-7 when scoring first (2-12 otherwise) 5/28|W, 4-2 Errorless Games 12-4 in 26 straight games from May 12-June 10. During that time, *12-3 when out-hitting opponent (6-16 otherwise) 5/29|L, 7-3 1+ Error Games 6-14 Vargas hit a HAC-best .372 (next closest: .333). He had 42 hits *12-4 when error-free (6-14 otherwise) 5/30|W, 6-2 (26 1Bs, 9 2Bs, 1 3B, 6 HRs) and an OPS of 1.038 during the *5-1 when SP gets to 5 innings (12-18 otherwise) 6/15|L, 9-7 Starter goes 5IP 5-1 streak. Friday’s loss at Dayton was the first 9-inning game this *8-4 on Thursdays and Fridays (10-15 otherwise) Starter goes <5IP 12-18 year Vargas failed to reach base in. 6/16|7:05 Sundays 4-2 Skipper: Austin Chubb is the Loons’ ninth manager since the 6/17|7:05 Mondays 0-0 I Mustache You A Question: Was it the mustache? Since shav- team’s inagural 2007 season. He becomes the second former 6/18|7:05 ing his upper lip sweater before the Lansing series on 5/25, Zac Loons player to return as a member of the coaching staff and 6/19|7:05 Tuesdays 1-6 Ching has the second highest BA in the HAC at .404 registering the first to serve as manager. Chubb, 31, enters his fifth year Wednesdays 2-4 multi-hit performances in eight of his last 14 games. His OPS in the Dodgers’ organization after spending two seasons 6/20|1:05 Thursdays 4-2 during this stretch is 1.030. Prior to 5/25, Ching was 3-for-36 managing in the Dominican Summer League Dodgers and 2019 7/6|7:05 Fridays 4-2 (.083) with an OPS of .317. managing the Ogden Raptors to a franchise-best 54-22 record 7/7|7:05 and being named the Pioneer League Manager of the Year. A 7/8|7:05 Saturdays 3-3 Precocious Pages: As the 7th youngest player and youngest Lake Mary, FL native, Chubb was originally drafted as a player April 0-0 outfileder in the HAC to start the year, 20-year-old Andy Pages by the Washington Nationals in the 21st round of the 2012 draft 7/9|7:05 May 12 - 12 got off to a slow start going 5-for-41 with two XBH in his first 11 out of Florida Southern. After being cut by the Nats in 2014, 7/10|7:05 June 6-7 games. Since then (May 16), Pages is top three in the league in Chubb singed a minor league deal with the Dodgers where he 7/11|1:05 July 0-0 nearly every offensive category (Hits, HR, RBI, SLG, OPS, XBH, would bounce between Great Lakes, Rancho Cucamonga, and 8/17|7:05 TB, Runs) while slashing .298/.373/.644 with 9 HR and 22 RBI Oklahoma City. He would play one game for the Loons. Loons 8/18|7:05 August 0-0 in his last 26 games. manager Luis Matos told Loons clubhouse manager Johnny September 0-0 Dukes at the time in 2015, Chubb was brought in for a game so 8/19|7:05 Cream Uniform 6-7 Scratch That: Since opening week when they went 1-5 vs. they could evaluate him for a future coaching position. 8/20|7:05 Gray Uniform 9-8 Dayton, the Loons are tied for the best record in the HAC East at 8/21|7:05 17-14. They have the best BA and OPS in the Eastern Division 8/22|1:05 Green Uniform 3-2 during that time. They have also scored the most runs, hit the Other Uniforms 0-2 most HRs, and stolen the most bases. Loons Lookback Prospecting Team Comparisons (League Rank) Loons Leaders (Series Start) June 15, 2008 Baseball America LAN GL Games: 36, Pages/Vargas The Lansing Lugnuts tally 22 hits on the Loons in a 18-6 loss for Great #5 RHP Bobby Miller Lakes. It remains the most hits allowed in a game in franchise history. #9 INF Miguel Vargas .238(6) BA .235(7) Avg: .311, Miguel Vargas #10 OF Andy Pages 172 (9) Runs 190 (3) Hits: 47, Miguel Vargas June 16, 2008 #20 RHP Clayton Beeter 33, Andy Pages Dow Diamond hosts the 2008 Home Run Derby won by Felix Car- 27(8) HR 38(3) Runs: rasco. The derby also included a prep qualifier, Kyle O’Boyle, from #32 RHP Landon Knack 2B: 11, Miguel Vargas Bullock Creek HS. The next day the West beat the East in the ASG 5-4 MLB.com 134 (10) BB 145 (7) 3B: 4, Valera/Outman on a 10th inning HR by Tim Smith. #5 RHP Bobby Miller 316 (11) K 374 (4) HR: 9, Andy Pages June 19, 2011 #8 OF Andy Pages 50(7) SB 55(5) On the last day of the first half of the season, the Loons lose 5-0 to #11 INF Miguel Vargas RBI: 25, Andy Pages Fort Wayne while Lansing wins 8-2 at Dayton.