Tuesday, August 18, 2026 · Four Winds Field · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| SB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 | 6 | 1 |
Stars of the game
| WM | Metric | SB |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 5.29 20th | Runs scored per game | 6.25 2nd |
| Pitching | ||
| 4.92 5th | Runs allowed per game | 4.84 3rd |
| Roster | ||
| 23.3 5th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 23.0 12th |
| Results | ||
| .474 19th | Winning percentage | .589 5th |
| 42 12th | Run differential | 158 1st |
| .533 11th | Pythagorean winning percentage | .615 1st |
| .300 30th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .450 21st |
| .475 21st | Home winning percentage | .630 2nd |
| .473 17th | Road winning percentage | .552 7th |
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .206 | .706 |
| 2 Bryce Rainer SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .272 | .861 |
| 3 John Peck DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 |
| 4 Beau Ankeney LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .339 | 1.265 |
| 5 Ricardo Hurtado C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .209 | .698 |
| 6 Clayton Campbell 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .742 |
| 7 Andrew Sojka RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .704 |
| 8 Carson Rucker 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .214 | .675 |
| 9 Juan Hernandez 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .211 | .545 |
| Team | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | .034 | .263 |
- LOB:
- 10
- HR:
- Rainer
- SB:
- Hurtado
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rayner Castillo L | 5.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 88-58 | 5.94 | 1.54 |
| Juanmi Vasquez | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23-17 | 6.65 | 1.77 |
| Preston Howey | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23-14 | 7.59 | 1.75 |
| Team | 8.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 134-89 | 4.50 | 1.13 |
South Bend Cubs
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jose Escobar 2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .320 | .866 |
| 2 Angel Cepeda SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .240 | .731 |
| 3 Josiah Hartshorn CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .281 | .907 |
| 4 Kade Snell LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .766 |
| 5 Matt Halbach 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .245 | .702 |
| 6 Brennan Hudson 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .819 |
| 7 Alexey Lumpuy RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .256 | .636 |
| 8 Geuri Lubo DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .173 | .551 |
| 9 Justin Stransky C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .195 | .640 |
| Team | 29 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | .207 | .721 |
- LOB:
- 8
- 2B:
- Snell
- HR:
- Hartshorn, Snell
- SB:
- Escobar, Halbach
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jostin Florentino | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 69-44 | 4.39 | 1.28 |
| Brayden Spears W | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 37-25 | 4.55 | 1.31 |
| Adam Stone | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20-13 | 1.71 | 1.33 |
| Yoendris Gonzalez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20-11 | 1.93 | 1.71 |
| Team | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 146-93 | 1.00 | 0.44 |