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 | ||
| 6.52 2nd | Runs scored per game | 5.49 18th |
| Pitching | ||
| 4.76 3rd | Runs allowed per game | 7.14 29th |
| Roster | ||
| 23.0 12th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 22.4 23rd |
| Results | ||
| .612 2nd | Winning percentage | .374 29th |
| 173 1st | Run differential | -163 28th |
| .641 1st | Pythagorean winning percentage | .382 29th |
| .450 20th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .560 11th |
| .652 2nd | Home winning percentage | .442 24th |
| .577 7th | 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 Christian Olivo CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .221 | .682 |
| 2 Josiah Hartshorn 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .909 |
| 3 Jose Escobar LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .351 | .952 |
| 4 Angel Cepeda SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .257 | .749 |
| 5 Matt Halbach 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .715 |
| 6 Miguel Useche RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .260 | .816 |
| 7 Logan Poteet DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .232 | .818 |
| 8 Justin Stransky C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .209 | .675 |
| 9 Michael Hallquist 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .222 | .876 |
| 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 | 9.35 | 1.96 |
| Brayden Spears | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20-17 | 4.65 | 1.35 |
| Ethan Bell | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-9 | 4.08 | 1.47 |
| 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 | .239 | .728 |
| 2 Eduardo Tait DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .732 |
| 3 Ryan Sprock C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .217 | .748 |
| 4 Jacob McCombs RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .862 |
| 5 Danny De Andrade SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .239 | .718 |
| 6 Dameury Pena 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .637 |
| 7 Jose Salas 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .210 | .725 |
| 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 | 3.60 | 1.33 |
| Cole Peschl | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32-16 | 3.50 | 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 | 4.87 | 1.50 |
| Brian Zeldin | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-3 | 7.40 | 1.89 |
| Team | 9.0 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 178-105 | 7.00 | 1.33 |