Tuesday, September 1, 2026 · Day Air Ballpark
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WM | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 1 |
| DAY | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 1 |
Stars of the game
| WM | Metric | DAY |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 5.28 21st | Runs scored per game | 5.78 13th |
| Pitching | ||
| 5.02 8th | Runs allowed per game | 5.66 20th |
| Roster | ||
| 23.2 5th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 22.8 13th |
| Results | ||
| .462 21st | Winning percentage | .519 12th |
| 35 14th | Run differential | 15 16th |
| .524 14th | Pythagorean winning percentage | .509 16th |
| .273 30th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .552 10th |
| .462 22nd | Home winning percentage | .530 15th |
| .462 16th | Road winning percentage | .508 13th |
2026 regular-season totals, each with the club's league rank. The greener side holds the edge; descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) have no better direction and are left uncalled.
West Michigan Whitecaps
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jackson Strong CF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .198 | .707 |
| 2 Bryce Rainer SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .271 | .863 |
| 3 Edian Espinal DH | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .311 | .724 |
| 4 Cristian Santana 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .198 | .740 |
| 5 Ricardo Hurtado C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .191 | .663 |
| 6 Samuel Gil 2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .244 | .615 |
| 7 Andrew Sojka RF | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .670 |
| 8 Carson Rucker 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .217 | .771 |
| 9 Nolan McCarthy LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .256 | .714 |
| Team | 36 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | .306 | 1.056 |
- LOB:
- 17
- HR:
- Strong 2, Rainer
- SB:
- Strong
- GIDP:
- Gil
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayner Castillo | 1.2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 49-37 | 6.29 | 1.59 |
| Preston Howey | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-11 | 7.26 | 1.76 |
| Juanmi Vasquez | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25-16 | 6.63 | 1.77 |
| Eliseo Mota | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 32-19 | 6.26 | 2.04 |
| Ryan Harvey W | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35-24 | 3.88 | 1.42 |
| Logan Berrier SV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 4.45 | 1.52 |
| Team | 9.0 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 170-114 | 9.00 | 1.78 |
Dayton Dragons
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Justin Lebron SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .292 | .940 |
| 2 Ty Doucette 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .293 | 1.017 |
| 3 Kien Vu CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .269 | .920 |
| 4 John Michael Faile DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .830 |
| 5 Eric Becker 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .671 |
| 6 Ryan McCrystal C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .767 |
| 7 Alfredo Alcantara 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .214 | .677 |
| 8 Jacob Friend LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .206 | .832 |
| 9 Damian Ruiz RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .186 | .649 |
| Team | 41 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 11 | .366 | 1.283 |
- LOB:
- 10
- 2B:
- McCrystal, Ruiz
- 3B:
- Doucette
- HR:
- Lebron, Doucette, Vu, Alcantara 2, Friend
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Colon | 2.2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 66-37 | 7.13 | 1.53 |
| Graham Osman | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-5 | 7.78 | 2.18 |
| Jose Montero | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29-13 | 3.13 | 1.20 |
| Victor Diaz | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 30-20 | 3.33 | 1.44 |
| Jordan Little L | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-7 | 8.22 | 1.43 |
| Trent Hodgdon | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29-16 | 4.15 | 1.60 |
| Team | 9.0 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 179-98 | 13.00 | 2.44 |