The Lansing Lugnuts will take a 1-0 series lead back to Lansing after hanging on to beat the West Michigan Whitecaps on the road Saturday afternoon.
Lansing 5 West Michigan 4
Comstock Park, MI - The Lugnuts are a win away from advancing to the Midwest League final after beating the Tigers affiliate. They jumped on the Whitecaps for two first-inning runs which came on a Ryan McBroom double to score a Chris Carlson leadoff single and a D.J. Davis base hit to bring in McBroom. Carlson singled home the third run in the fifth inning by cashing in a Gunnar Heidt double.