Tuesday, April 21, 2026 · Day Air Ballpark · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 1 |
| DAY | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 3 |
Stars of the game
| SB | Metric | DAY |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 6.55 2nd | Runs scored per game | 5.90 11th |
| Pitching | ||
| 4.81 3rd | Runs allowed per game | 5.44 17th |
| Roster | ||
| 23.0 12th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 22.9 13th |
| Results | ||
| .615 2nd | Winning percentage | .557 7th |
| 167 1st | Run differential | 44 10th |
| .638 1st | Pythagorean winning percentage | .537 10th |
| .474 17th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .583 7th |
| .652 2nd | Home winning percentage | .604 7th |
| .580 7th | Road winning percentage | .510 10th |
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 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .258 | .858 |
| 2 Cole Mathis 1B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .260 | .860 |
| 3 Kade Snell RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .243 | .726 |
| 4 Matt Halbach 3B | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .251 | .714 |
| 5 Cameron Sisneros DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .268 | .863 |
| 6 Reginald Preciado LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .274 | .754 |
| 7 Drew Bowser 2B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .212 | .688 |
| 8 Justin Stransky C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .211 | .679 |
| 9 Christian Olivo SS | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .221 | .682 |
| Team | 39 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 11 | .308 | .897 |
- LOB:
- 22
- 2B:
- Mathis, Halbach
- HR:
- Olivo
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Valdez | 3.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 60-36 | 3.86 | 1.41 |
| Ethan Flanagan | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 54-34 | 3.77 | 1.20 |
| Nate Williams | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20-5 | 5.40 | 1.70 |
| Ethan Bell W | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42-25 | 4.08 | 1.47 |
| Team | 9.0 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 176-100 | 8.00 | 2.00 |
Dayton Dragons
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Carlos Sanchez SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .313 | .912 |
| 2 Kien Vu LF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .266 | .905 |
| 3 Alfredo Duno C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .260 | .902 |
| 4 Ryan McCrystal 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .285 | .760 |
| 5 Yerlin Confidan CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .720 |
| 6 Alfredo Alcantara 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .215 | .686 |
| 7 Peyton Stovall 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .762 |
| 8 Anthony Stephan DH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .316 | .879 |
| 9 Esmith Pineda RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .223 | .578 |
| Team | 38 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 10 | .316 | .918 |
- LOB:
- 18
- 2B:
- Sanchez, McCrystal, Stovall
- 3B:
- Confidan
- HR:
- Stovall
- SB:
- Sanchez, Vu
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynardo Cruz | 4.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 86-49 | 5.65 | 1.53 |
| Jacob Edwards | 2.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37-25 | 3.35 | 1.29 |
| Stephen Quigley | 0.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27-15 | 6.06 | 1.63 |
| Drew Pestka L | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27-12 | 10.43 | 2.59 |
| Trent Hodgdon | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25-14 | 4.54 | 1.71 |
| Team | 9.0 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 202-115 | 14.00 | 2.44 |