Friday, July 10, 2026 · Veterans Memorial Stadium · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 1 |
| CR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
Stars of the game
| SB | Metric | CR |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 6.52 2nd | Runs scored per game | 5.45 18th |
| Pitching | ||
| 4.71 2nd | Runs allowed per game | 7.06 29th |
| Roster | ||
| 23.0 12th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 22.4 22nd |
| Results | ||
| .616 2nd | Winning percentage | .376 29th |
| 179 1st | Run differential | -163 28th |
| .644 1st | Pythagorean winning percentage | .383 29th |
| .450 19th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .560 10th |
| .660 2nd | Home winning percentage | .453 22nd |
| .577 6th | Road winning percentage | .292 30th |
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 2B | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .221 | .682 |
| 2 Kane Kepley CF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .254 | .849 |
| 3 Josiah Hartshorn DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .281 | .930 |
| 4 Jose Escobar LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .349 | .959 |
| 5 Angel Cepeda SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .252 | .738 |
| 6 Matt Halbach 3B | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .251 | .715 |
| 7 Miguel Useche RF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .260 | .816 |
| 8 Logan Poteet C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .794 |
| 9 Michael Carico 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .158 | .688 |
| Team | 43 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 10 | .349 | 1.009 |
- LOB:
- 16
- 2B:
- Olivo, Escobar, Halbach, Poteet 2
- 3B:
- Hartshorn, Useche
- SB:
- Escobar, Cepeda, Halbach
- CS:
- Hartshorn
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Coppola | 3.0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 55-29 | 3.38 | 1.06 |
| JP Wheat | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26-10 | 9.39 | 2.61 |
| Kenten Egbert | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-13 | 6.00 | 1.71 |
| Ethan Flanagan W | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 65-41 | 3.77 | 1.20 |
| Team | 9.0 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 163-93 | 8.00 | 1.78 |
Cedar Rapids Kernels
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Yasser Mercedes CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .236 | .717 |
| 2 Enrique Jimenez C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .205 | .715 |
| 3 Jacob McCombs RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .865 |
| 4 Henry Kusiak P | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .232 | .751 |
| 5 Jose Salas SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .703 |
| 6 Danny De Andrade 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .721 |
| 7 Dameury Pena 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .245 | .637 |
| 8 Graham Brown LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .213 | .797 |
| 9 Andy Lugo 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .197 | .635 |
| Team | 34 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | .265 | 1.049 |
- LOB:
- 19
- 2B:
- Mercedes, De Andrade, Brown
- 3B:
- McCombs, De Andrade 2
- HR:
- Salas
- SB:
- Mercedes
- CS:
- McCombs 2
- GIDP:
- Kusiak
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Lares L | 2.1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 65-32 | 12.95 | 2.18 |
| Nick Trabacchi | 1.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 53-32 | 8.18 | 1.75 |
| Mitch Mueller | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26-18 | 3.54 | 0.84 |
| Christian Becerra | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33-21 | 6.81 | 1.78 |
| Nolan Santos | 0.2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37-22 | 7.31 | 2.08 |
| Henry Kusiak | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Team | 9.0 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 218-128 | 12.00 | 2.44 |