Thursday, August 20, 2026 · Four Winds Field · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| SB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Stars of the game
| WM | Metric | SB |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 5.28 21st | Runs scored per game | 6.28 3rd |
| Pitching | ||
| 5.02 8th | Runs allowed per game | 4.91 5th |
| Roster | ||
| 23.2 5th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 22.9 12th |
| Results | ||
| .462 22nd | Winning percentage | .602 5th |
| 35 14th | Run differential | 175 1st |
| .524 14th | Pythagorean winning percentage | .610 1st |
| .273 30th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .500 14th |
| .462 22nd | Home winning percentage | .656 1st |
| .462 16th | Road winning percentage | .547 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 Edian Espinal DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .724 |
| 2 John Peck SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 | .425 |
| Jackson Strong RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .198 | .707 |
| 3 Ricardo Hurtado C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .191 | .663 |
| 4 Clayton Campbell 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .257 | .745 |
| 5 Andrew Sojka CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .220 | .670 |
| 6 Stephen Hrustich LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .229 | .783 |
| 7 Samuel Gil SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 | .615 |
| 8 Carson Rucker 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .217 | .771 |
| 9 Cristian Santana LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .198 | .740 |
| Juan Hernandez 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .553 |
| Team | 32 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | .188 | .503 |
- LOB:
- 17
- SB:
- Espinal
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win Scott | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 53-32 | 1.93 | 1.13 |
| Jalen Evans | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 6.10 | 1.44 |
| Maddox Long | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 60-40 | 3.18 | 0.94 |
| Zack Lee W | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 34-20 | 2.67 | 1.12 |
| Team | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 155-98 | 2.00 | 1.11 |
South Bend Cubs
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Leonel Espinoza RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .223 | .649 |
| 2 Jose Escobar 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 | .801 |
| 3 Josiah Hartshorn 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .297 | .965 |
| 4 Kade Snell LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .776 |
| 5 Matt Halbach 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .251 | .704 |
| 6 Brennan Hudson DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .717 |
| 7 Alexey Lumpuy CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .341 | .949 |
| 8 Michael Hallquist SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .192 | .747 |
| 9 Justin Stransky C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .209 | .667 |
| Team | 33 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | .212 | .540 |
- LOB:
- 16
- 2B:
- Hartshorn
- SB:
- Snell, Lumpuy, Hallquist
- CS:
- Escobar
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazier Mulé | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 71-47 | 5.43 | 1.62 |
| Luis Rujano | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37-25 | 4.34 | 1.34 |
| Jose Romero L | 0.1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21-10 | 10.24 | 1.97 |
| Nate Williams | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-5 | 6.17 | 1.56 |
| Team | 9.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 137-87 | 5.00 | 1.11 |