Thursday, July 9, 2026 · Veterans Memorial Stadium · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| CR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Stars of the game
| SB | Metric | CR |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 6.36 2nd | Runs scored per game | 5.50 17th |
| Pitching | ||
| 4.80 3rd | Runs allowed per game | 6.87 29th |
| Roster | ||
| 23.0 12th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 22.4 22nd |
| Results | ||
| .598 5th | Winning percentage | .390 28th |
| 159 1st | Run differential | -144 28th |
| .626 1st | Pythagorean winning percentage | .399 28th |
| .421 21st | Winning percentage in one-run games | .560 9th |
| .620 3rd | Home winning percentage | .453 22nd |
| .577 6th | Road winning percentage | .327 29th |
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.
South Bend Cubs
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Christian Olivo CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .221 | .682 |
| 2 Josiah Hartshorn 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .288 | .931 |
| 3 Jose Escobar LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .338 | .921 |
| 4 Angel Cepeda SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .245 | .712 |
| 5 Matt Halbach 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .698 |
| 6 Miguel Useche RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .260 | .816 |
| 7 Logan Poteet DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .211 | .777 |
| 8 Justin Stransky C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .204 | .663 |
| 9 Michael Hallquist 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .214 | .849 |
| Team | 37 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | .243 | .626 |
- LOB:
- 25
- 2B:
- Hallquist
- SB:
- Halbach
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Valdez | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 62-40 | 3.86 | 1.41 |
| Luis Rujano W | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-12 | 7.59 | 1.88 |
| Brayden Spears | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20-17 | 4.31 | 1.29 |
| Ethan Bell | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-9 | 5.04 | 1.52 |
| Team | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 112-78 | 1.00 | 0.44 |
Cedar Rapids Kernels
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Yasser Mercedes CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 | .716 |
| 2 Eduardo Tait DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .727 |
| 3 Ryan Sprock C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .192 | .672 |
| 4 Jacob McCombs RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .834 |
| 5 Danny De Andrade SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .233 | .704 |
| 6 Dameury Pena 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .637 |
| 7 Jose Salas 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 | .796 |
| 8 Rayne Doncon 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .137 | .491 |
| 9 Graham Brown LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .213 | .797 |
| Team | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .107 | .310 |
- LOB:
- 5
- 2B:
- De Andrade
- SB:
- Salas
- GIDP:
- Doncon
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolten Smith L | 3.1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 71-44 | 3.32 | 1.32 |
| Cole Peschl | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32-16 | 3.44 | 1.09 |
| Jesse Bergin | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29-20 | 8.18 | 1.82 |
| Yehizon Sanchez | 0.2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40-22 | 5.40 | 1.58 |
| Brian Zeldin | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-3 | 6.84 | 1.86 |
| Team | 9.0 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 178-105 | 7.00 | 1.33 |