Sunday, August 23, 2026 · Four Winds Field · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| SB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Stars of the game
| WM | Metric | SB |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 5.28 21st | Runs scored per game | 6.28 3rd |
| Pitching | ||
| 5.02 8th | Runs allowed per game | 4.91 5th |
| Roster | ||
| 23.2 5th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 22.9 12th |
| Results | ||
| .462 21st | Winning percentage | .602 5th |
| 35 14th | Run differential | 175 1st |
| .524 13th | Pythagorean winning percentage | .610 1st |
| .273 30th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .500 13th |
| .462 22nd | Home winning percentage | .656 1st |
| .462 16th | Road winning percentage | .547 8th |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .198 | .707 |
| 2 Bryce Rainer SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .271 | .863 |
| Juan Hernandez 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .553 |
| 3 Beau Ankeney 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .289 | 1.041 |
| Juanmi Vasquez 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 4 Edian Espinal C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .724 |
| 5 Ricardo Hurtado DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .191 | .663 |
| 6 Samuel Gil SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .615 |
| 7 Andrew Sojka LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .220 | .670 |
| 8 Carson Rucker 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .217 | .771 |
| 9 Nolan McCarthy RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 | .714 |
| Team | 30 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .200 | .617 |
- LOB:
- 8
- 2B:
- Espinal, McCarthy
- HR:
- Ankeney
- SB:
- Espinal
- GIDP:
- Rucker
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Lee | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29-20 | 2.67 | 1.12 |
| Eliseo Mota | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 45-15 | 6.26 | 2.04 |
| Donye Evans | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-13 | 1.93 | 1.29 |
| Luke Hoskins | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28-17 | 2.31 | 1.20 |
| Jalen Evans L | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30-14 | 6.10 | 1.44 |
| Team | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 158-79 | 2.25 | 1.63 |
South Bend Cubs
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Josiah Hartshorn DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .297 | .965 |
| 2 Angel Cepeda SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .831 |
| 3 Kade Snell LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .776 |
| 4 Ethan Conrad RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .125 |
| 5 Leonel Espinoza CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .223 | .649 |
| 6 Brennan Hudson 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .200 | .717 |
| 7 Justin Stransky C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .209 | .667 |
| 8 Geuri Lubo 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .190 | .546 |
| Matt Halbach 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .704 |
| 9 Michael Hallquist 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .747 |
| Jose Escobar PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .295 | .801 |
| Team | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | .154 | .561 |
- LOB:
- 18
- 2B:
- Stransky
- SB:
- Hartshorn 2
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anhuar Garcia | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 60-40 | 6.00 | 1.53 |
| Noah Edders | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 46-27 | 13.50 | 2.45 |
| Luis Rujano W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-6 | 4.34 | 1.34 |
| Team | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 118-73 | 2.00 | 0.89 |