Loons fall against Lansing on Opening Day
MIDLAND, Mich. - On a chilly Opening Day at Dow Diamond, the Great Lakes Loons dropped the first game of the season to the Lansing Lugnuts, 12-1.The Loons (0-1) were held to two hits against the Lugnuts (1-0) due to superb pitching from right-hander Yennsy Diaz (1-0, 0.00 ERA), who
MIDLAND, Mich. - On a chilly Opening Day at Dow Diamond, the Great Lakes Loons dropped the first game of the season to the Lansing Lugnuts, 12-1.
The Loons (0-1) were held to two hits against the Lugnuts (1-0) due to superb pitching from right-hander
"It's always great to have an Opening Day," said Loons manager John Shoemaker. "You don't want to get beat 12-1 too often, but sometimes those are easier to take than a 2-1 loss."
Lansing took no time finding the scoreboard, driving in two runs in the top of the first inning on RBIs from
Following his RBI early in the game, Smith smacked a single to left field off right-hander
Diaz was pulled from the game after 5.2 innings pitched. He allowed one run and piled up 10 strikeouts.
"It took us awhile to get something going," Shoemaker said. "Diaz shut us down for about six innings, but we made some miscues on defense that could've kept the game closer."
After the Lugnuts put another run on the board with
"It's not easy playing in this type of weather," Morales said. "We went out and battled. It's a long season and we have to believe in ourselves."
Great Lakes left-hander
Lansing scored five more runs in the final frame of the game for an 12-1 victory on RBIs from Pruitt and
Great Lakes and Lansing will dual at Dow Diamond on Friday with right-hander
The Great Lakes Loons have been the Single-A partner of the Los Angeles Dodgers since the team's inception in 2007. Dow Diamond serves as the team's home and also houses the Michigan Baseball Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity, and ESPN 100.9-FM. For tickets or information about the Loons, call 989-837-BALL or visit Loons.com.