EASTLAKE, OH – The Lansing Lugnuts (19-25) out-hit the Lake County Captains (22-21) by a 12-4 margin, but a Jace LaViolette three-run homer helped lift the Captains to a 9-3 win on Saturday night at Classic Auto Group Park.
The Nuts’ 4-5-6-7 batters reached base 14 times: Devin Taylor went 2-for-4 with a two-run single and a walk; Myles Naylor singled twice, doubled and was hit by a pitch; Gunner Gouldsmith drew a pair of walks and lined a single; and C.J. Pittaro went 2-for-3 with an RBI single, a walk and an HBP.
But Lake County starter Melkis Hernández dodged bases-loaded threats in the first and third innings, and Jogly García, Cam Walty and Kendeglys Virguez combined for six innings of scoreless relief while stranding eight runners…