Friday, May 8, 2026 · FirstEnergy Stadium · Final

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52-47 · L10 7-3

6–5
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47-50 · L10 5-5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SOM 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 6 10 2
REA 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 6 1
WP Ben Grable (2-1) LP Evan Gates (1-3) SV Chris Kean (2)

Stars of the game

Luke Russo Tyler Hardman Jace Avina

Season matchup

SOM leads 8 of 8 categories

SOM Metric REA
Offense
5.51 9th Runs scored per game 5.18 13th
Pitching
5.04 12th Runs allowed per game 5.22 19th
Roster
24.8 8th Plate-appearance-weighted batting age 24.1 19th
Results
.520 13th Winning percentage .479 19th
46 7th Run differential -4 16th
.541 7th Pythagorean winning percentage .496 17th
.441 21st Winning percentage in one-run games .350 29th
.574 6th Home winning percentage .533 14th
.471 18th Road winning percentage .431 22nd

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.

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Jace Avina CF 5 1 2 1 2 0 1 .270 .881
2 Garrett Martin RF 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .270 .911
3 Jackson Castillo LF 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 .252 .725
4 Tyler Hardman 3B 4 1 2 1 2 0 0 .300 .985
5 Coby Morales 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276 .855
6 Manuel Palencia C 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .247 .585
7 Abrahan Gutierrez DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305 .701
8 Duncan Pastore 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .370 .933
9 Owen Cobb SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .221 .608
Team 33 6 10 2 6 5 9 .303 .880
LOB:
12
HR:
Avina, Hardman
SB:
Martin 2
GIDP:
Avina, Martin, Gutierrez
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Jack Cebert 5.0 6 5 4 2 6 1 85-59 5.31 1.42
Ben Grable W 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13-9 2.88 0.80
Kelly Austin 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18-12 4.17 1.15
Will Brian 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 24-13 4.23 1.37
Chris Kean SV 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12-10 3.34 0.97
Team 9.0 6 5 4 4 11 1 152-103 4.00 1.11

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Dante Nori CF 5 1 1 0 1 0 2 .245 .667
2 Bryan Rincon SS 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 .250 .845
3 Aroon Escobar 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .224 .638
4 Alex Binelas 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .288 .946
5 Raylin Heredia RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .281 .808
6 Kehden Hettiger C 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .194 .679
7 Bryson Ware 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .257 .825
8 Austin Murr DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .311 .917
9 Dylan Campbell LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .228 .716
Team 33 5 6 1 5 4 11 .182 .657
LOB:
13
2B:
Binelas, Ware
3B:
Nori
HR:
Rincon
SB:
Rincon, Escobar, Heredia, Campbell
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Luke Russo 5.0 5 1 1 3 6 0 82-50 4.31 1.27
Colin Peluse 1.1 2 3 3 1 1 1 28-18 8.03 1.62
Evan Gates L 1.2 2 2 2 1 1 1 37-23 3.25 1.25
Alex McFarlane 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14-9 2.06 1.17
Team 9.0 10 6 6 5 9 2 161-100 6.00 1.67