Tuesday, July 7, 2026 · Veterans Memorial Stadium · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| CR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Stars of the game
| SB | Metric | CR |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 6.59 2nd | Runs scored per game | 5.53 18th |
| Pitching | ||
| 4.79 3rd | Runs allowed per game | 7.18 29th |
| Roster | ||
| 23.0 12th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 22.4 23rd |
| Results | ||
| .619 2nd | Winning percentage | .378 29th |
| 174 1st | Run differential | -162 28th |
| .641 1st | Pythagorean winning percentage | .383 29th |
| .474 18th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .583 6th |
| .652 2nd | Home winning percentage | .451 23rd |
| .588 4th | Road winning percentage | .298 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 Kane Kepley CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .254 | .849 |
| 2 Josiah Hartshorn 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .283 | .922 |
| 3 Jose Escobar LF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .351 | .957 |
| 4 Angel Cepeda SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .261 | .755 |
| 5 Matt Halbach 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .253 | .717 |
| Michael Hallquist 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .892 |
| 6 Miguel Useche RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .816 |
| 7 Michael Carico DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .135 | .661 |
| 8 Justin Stransky C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 | .679 |
| 9 Christian Olivo 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .221 | .682 |
| Team | 37 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | .270 | .788 |
- LOB:
- 26
- 2B:
- Escobar, Halbach
- HR:
- Hartshorn
- SB:
- Hallquist, Stransky, Olivo
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason McGwire | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 51-37 | 4.91 | 1.40 |
| Cole Reynolds | 3.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 44-23 | 7.39 | 1.61 |
| Adam Stone W | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29-15 | 1.43 | 1.38 |
| Grayson Moore SV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-9 | 3.26 | 1.22 |
| Team | 10.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 134-84 | 4.50 | 1.40 |
Cedar Rapids Kernels
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Yasser Mercedes RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .239 | .725 |
| 2 Jacob McCombs CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .281 | .876 |
| 3 Enrique Jimenez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .205 | .715 |
| 4 Eduardo Tait DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .225 | .728 |
| 5 Dameury Pena 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .245 | .637 |
| 6 Jose Salas SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .224 | .777 |
| 7 Graham Brown LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .189 | .746 |
| 8 Rayne Doncon 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .137 | .491 |
| 9 Henry Kusiak 3B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .232 | .751 |
| Team | 33 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | .242 | .678 |
- LOB:
- 18
- 2B:
- McCombs, Kusiak
- SB:
- Pena
- CS:
- McCombs, Salas
- GIDP:
- Pena
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Kolhosser | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44-29 | 6.46 | 1.63 |
| Nick Trabacchi | 1.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42-20 | 8.18 | 1.75 |
| Christian Becerra | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29-11 | 7.07 | 1.85 |
| Nolan Santos | 2.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37-24 | 7.31 | 2.08 |
| Mitch Mueller L | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23-14 | 3.54 | 0.84 |
| Team | 10.0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 175-98 | 5.40 | 1.70 |