MIDWEST LEAGUE
LANSING LUGNUTS AT BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS
09/01/2025
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
LANSING LUGNUTS AT BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS
GAME ID: 12593 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lansing Lugnuts (59-74) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 6 0
Bowling Green Hot Rods (61-72) 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 X 6 9 1
Rodríguez Socks 2 Home Runs in 6-4 Bowling Green Win
The Bowling Green Hot Rods defeated the Lansing Lugnuts, 6-4, at Bowling Green Ballpark. Bowling Green right fielder Oriol Rodríguez had a superb performance. He hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. Picking up the save was Felipe Melle, his 28th. At 61-72, the Hot Rods find themselves in 4th place in the Eastern Division.

Doug Stephens helped out the Bowling Green cause in the bottom of the sixth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the catcher was 1 for 4.

Bowling Green manager James Hoyt commended his team for exhibiting "no shortage of effort."
LANSING BATTING LINESCORE BOWLING GREEN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Floyd CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279 6 37
   a-S. Eldridge PH, CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .253 5 24
J. Cisneros RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269 6 37
A. Jones LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .312 14 78
M. Nicholas 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .264 12 59
A. Mercado SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .328 7 42
W. Barnes DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .277 12 32
W. Gordon 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .251 2 18
E. Johnston C 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .109 1 5
J. Unknown 2B 3 1 1 4 1 1 1 .333 1 4
Totals 33 4 6 4 3 10 9      
a - S. Eldridge pinch hit for B. Floyd in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Unknown (1, 5th Inning off C. Apsley, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Eldridge , M. Nicholas , A. Mercado , W. Barnes , W. Gordon , J. Unknown 4
2-out RBI: J. Unknown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cisneros , A. Jones
GIDP: W. Barnes
Hit by Pitch: J. Cisneros
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Unknown-Mercado-Nicholas)
PB: E. Johnston
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gómez DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .289 5 31
J. Gómez LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .298 9 51
A. Baker 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .319 8 55
C. Cabrera RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .225 5 14
   c-J. Aitcheson 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 5 41
S. Harper 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .306 11 53
D. Moreno CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .287 12 56
T. Ramírez SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269 8 26
   a-J. Peterson PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
   b-A. Toro SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 2 7
D. Stephens C 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .241 8 29
O. Rodríguez 3B, RF 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .226 11 28
Totals 32 6 9 5 4 8 13      
a - J. Peterson pinch hit for T. Ramírez in the 6th
b - A. Toro substituted for J. Peterson in the 7th
c - J. Aitcheson substituted for C. Cabrera in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Moreno (26, 4th Inning off E. Buschlen, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Peterson (1, 6th Inning off E. Buschlen, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Cabrera (5, 2nd Inning off E. Buschlen, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Rodríguez 2 (11, 3rd Inning off E. Buschlen, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off E. Buschlen, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Gómez , C. Cabrera 4 , D. Moreno 3 , J. Peterson 2 , D. Stephens , O. Rodríguez 9
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Cabrera 2 , D. Stephens
GIDP: T. Ramírez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Gómez (8)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Rodríguez (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Harper-Ramírez-Harper)
LANSING PITCHING LINESCORE BOWLING GREEN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Buschlen L (5-8) 5.1 9 6 6 3 3 3 85 4.40   
D. Salazar 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 3.92   
T. Black 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Buschlen 26
Batters Faced: E. Buschlen 27, D. Salazar 3, T. Black 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Buschlen 5-7, D. Salazar 0-0, T. Black 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Buschlen 85-51, D. Salazar 14-8, T. Black 20-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Apsley W (3-5) 7.2 6 4 4 2 7 1 105 3.98   
M. Whitehead H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.28   
F. Melle SV (28) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 16 3.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Apsley 56
Batters Faced: C. Apsley 32, M. Whitehead 1, F. Melle 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Apsley 7-8, M. Whitehead 0-1, F. Melle 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Apsley 105-66, M. Whitehead 4-3, F. Melle 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Whitehead 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Apsley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Oriol Rodríguez
Ballpark: Bowling Green Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 5655
Monday, September 1st , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.6 Build 73