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Slugfest Victory Pulls Nuts Within One Game of 1st

May 18, 2024 - LANSING, Mich. - The Lansing Lugnuts (20-18) overcame an early 8-2 deficit with 11 unanswered runs, nine in the third inning alone, on their way to an epic 15-11 victory over the Lake County Captains (21-1 7) on Saturday night at Jackson® Field™ . Combined with a loss by Great Lakes to Dayton, the Lugnuts now trail co-division leaders Lake County and Great Lakes by only one game in the Midwest League East Division. The game was grueling. Nine innings took a season-long three hours and 50 minutes, and featured... Full Story

Whitecaps Win Fourth Straight

May 18, 2024 - PEORIA, IL - The West Michigan Whitecaps had spent nearly the entire night trailing the Peoria Chiefs, but two pitches completely changed the trajectory of the contest as part of a 3-2 victory on Saturday at Dozer Park. The eighth inning saw a one-out walk to Seth Stephenson turn into three straight pitches of a wild pitch-passed ball-wild pitch sequence to tie the game before Max Anderson broke the tie with a go-ahead solo home run to give West Michigan the go-ahead run in the contest. The Whitecaps have won four straigh... Full Story

Dragons Battle Back from 3-0 Deficit to Defeat Loons 6-3 Before Huge Crowd

May 18, 2024 - Dayton, Ohio - The Dayton Dragons battled back from a 3-0 deficit, scoring five runs in the seventh inning, on the way to a 6-3 victory over the Great Lakes Loons on Saturday night. The win was the third straight for the Dragons and their fifth victory in their last six games. The largest crowd of the season, 9,074, was in attendance at Day Air Ballpark in the heart of the Water Street District. Ruben Ibarra hit a solo home run and Carlos Jorge delivered a two-run single that gave the Dragons the lead. Game Recap : ... Full Story

'Caps Thrill Sellout Crowd with Fourth Consecutive Win

May 18, 2024 - FORT WAYNE, Ind. - After what initially started as a pitchers' duel, the TinCaps exploded for six runs in the eighth inning to win 9-2 over the South Bend Cubs for their fourth win in a row. Fort Wayne scored a season-high nine runs in front of a sellout crowd of 8,402 fans on a beautiful Saturday night at Parkview Field. Both starting pitchers had an excellent night, including 'Caps starter Dylan Lesko (No. 3 Padres prospect), who turned in a high-level five innings of work. The righty started with four scoreless innings... Full Story

• Shuffield Transferred to Cedar Rapids from St. Paul - Cedar Rapids Kernels (May 19)
  
• Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Sunday (1:05 PM) - Dayton Dragons (May 19)
  
• Cedeño Grand Slam Ignites Fort Wayne in 9-2 Win over South Bend - South Bend Cubs (May 19)
  
• Quad Cities' Comeback Spoiled in Walk-off Loss to Kernels - Quad Cities River Bandits (May 18)
  
• Slugfest Victory Pulls Nuts Within One Game of 1st - Lansing Lugnuts (May 18)
  
• Whitecaps Win Fourth Straight - West Michigan Whitecaps (May 18)
  
• Mathews Whiffs 11, Whitecaps Rally Late - Peoria Chiefs (May 18)
  
• Dragons Five-Run Seventh, Gives Loons Third Straight Loss - Great Lakes Loons (May 18)
  
• Dragons Battle Back from 3-0 Deficit to Defeat Loons 6-3 Before Huge Crowd - Dayton Dragons (May 18)
  
• 'Caps Thrill Sellout Crowd with Fourth Consecutive Win - Fort Wayne TinCaps (May 18)
  
• Chirinos Blasts Rattlers Past Beloit - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (May 18)
  
• TinCaps Game Information: May 18 vs. South Bend Cubs - Fort Wayne TinCaps (May 18)
  
• Dayton Dragons GameDay Notes for Saturday (7:05 PM) - Dayton Dragons (May 18)
  
• 6-1 Lead Slips Away as Fort Wayne Storms Back Late - South Bend Cubs (May 18)
  
• Bats Bounce Back, But Bandits' Skid Stretches to Six - Quad Cities River Bandits (May 17)
  
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Sun., May 19	Lake County 5 at Lansing 3	Bot 2nd
Sun., May 19	South Bend 1 at Fort Wayne 0	Bot 3rd
Sun., May 19	Great Lakes 0 at Dayton 0	Top 3rd
Sun., May 19	Quad Cities at Cedar Rapids	2:05 p.m.
Sun., May 19	Beloit at Wisconsin	2:10 p.m.
Sun., May 19	West Michigan at Peoria	3:05 p.m.
Sat., May 18	Beloit 7 at Wisconsin 8	Final
Sat., May 18	South Bend 2 at Fort Wayne 9	Final
Sat., May 18	Great Lakes 3 at Dayton 6	Final
Sat., May 18	Lake County 11 at Lansing 15	Final
Sat., May 18	Quad Cities 6 at Cedar Rapids 7	Final
Sat., May 18	West Michigan 3 at Peoria 2	Final
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• Dragons rally to top first-place Great Lakes - Dayton Daily News (May 19)
  
• Chirinos Blasts Rattlers Past Beloit - NewsBreak - Appleton (May 19)
  
• Cede??o grand slam caps TinCaps' 4th straight win - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (May 19)
  
• Lansing outslugs Captains, 15-11 - Willoughby News-Herald (May 19)
  
• Wisconsin Win Streak Ends with Shutout Loss to Beloit - NewsBreak - Appleton (May 18)
  
• Rivera pitches Dragons past Great Lakes - Dayton Daily News (May 18)
  
• Four errors spell doom for Sky Carp in 3-1 loss to Timber Rattlers - NewsBreak - Appleton (May 18)
  
• The Sky Carp fall 4-2 on the road - NewsBreak - Rockford (May 18)
  
• TinCaps win 3rd straight after overcoming 5-run deficit: The Big Picture - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (May 18)
  
• A family reunion in Cedar Rapids for Quad Cities pitcher - Cedar Rapids Gazette (May 18)
  
• TinCaps win 3rd straight after overcoming 5-run deficit - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (May 18)
  
• Captains drop 8-4 decision to Lugnuts; Peterson gives up seven runs - Willoughby News-Herald (May 18)
  
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