MIDWEST LEAGUE
LANSING LUGNUTS AT CLINTON LUMBERKINGS
05/09/2026
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
LANSING LUGNUTS AT CLINTON LUMBERKINGS
GAME ID: 9285 - SATURDAY, MAY 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lansing Lugnuts (12-17) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 0
Clinton LumberKings (13-16) 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 X 5 9 1
Lugnuts Suffer 5-2 Road Loss
Clinton LumberKings starter Ken Bush pitched his team past the Lansing Lugnuts, 5-2. Bush, now 3-3, was the winner. In 8 innings, he gave up 4 hits, while striking out 6, walking 3, and allowing 2 runs. Iván Diéguez nailed down the save.

Curt Collier chipped in for Clinton, stroking a crucial run-scoring single in the bottom of the seventh inning. For the game, the second baseman went 1 for 4.

Clinton manager Clay Buchholz commended his team for exhibiting "no shortage of effort."

Clinton, at 13-16, holds down 6th place in the Western Division.
LANSING BATTING LINESCORE CLINTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Abrams 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .300 2 15
J. Valentín 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .227 0 6
M. Nicholas 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .235 3 12
D. Baldwin CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .301 2 14
B. Benton RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .220 0 5
L. Allen DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 1 3
   a-J. Viera DH 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .258 0 8
K. Lewis SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .260 1 12
G. Wright C 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .096 1 5
A. León LF 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 .218 0 6
Totals 31 2 4 2 4 8 16      
a - J. Viera inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Valentín (5, 1st Inning off K. Bush, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Lewis (4, 7th Inning off K. Bush, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Valentín 2 , J. Viera , K. Lewis 2 , G. Wright
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Abrams , B. Benton 2
Sac Fly: A. León
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Barajas CF 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .311 2 9
T. Walker 3B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .343 1 11
J. Núñez LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .306 1 16
M. Miller DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .385 2 8
S. Irvin 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .244 0 4
K. Sheets C 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .122 0 5
   a-J. Gómez C 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .342 1 9
J. McCormick RF, 2B, 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .309 1 10
C. Collier SS, 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .228 0 8
L. Alvarado 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   b-J. Luna 2B, RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .261 0 1
Totals 32 5 9 5 2 4 13      
a - J. Gómez substituted for K. Sheets in the 3rd
b - J. Luna substituted for L. Alvarado in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: J. McCormick (8, 7th Inning off B. Paige, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Luna (2, 7th Inning off B. Paige, 2 on, 0 outs) , S. Irvin (2, 8th Inning off B. Paige, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Gómez (4, 8th Inning off B. Paige, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Miller (2, 2nd Inning off D. Nelson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Walker , M. Miller 4 , S. Irvin 2 , J. Gómez 3 , J. McCormick 3 , C. Collier , J. Luna 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Núñez , S. Irvin , C. Collier
Sac Fly: J. Barajas
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: C. Collier (2)
LANSING PITCHING LINESCORE CLINTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Nelson 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 12 3.38   
T. Black 5.0 3 1 1 2 2 0 20 78 5.59   
B. Paige L (1-1), BS (3) 1.1 5 3 3 0 0 0 9 36 5.82   
J. Barber 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Nelson 42
Batters Faced: D. Nelson 4, T. Black 20, B. Paige 9, J. Barber 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Nelson 1-1, T. Black 4-9, B. Paige 2-2, J. Barber 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Nelson 12-7, T. Black 78-49, B. Paige 36-23, J. Barber 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Paige 1-1 , J. Barber 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Bush W (3-3) 8.0 4 2 0 3 6 0 32 120 3.59   
I. Diéguez SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 14 2.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Bush 73
Batters Faced: K. Bush 32, I. Diéguez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Bush 8-10, I. Diéguez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Bush 120-79, I. Diéguez 14-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Bush
Ballpark: Alliant Energy Field
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), no wind
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 3951
Special Notes: SP Darren Nelson was injured while pitching. Kevin Sheets was ejected in the 2nd inning for arguing a strike call.2B Luis Alvarado was injured in a collision at a base.
Saturday, May 9th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60