MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT DAYTON DRAGONS
04/27/2025
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT DAYTON DRAGONS
GAME ID: 9186 - SUNDAY, APRIL 27TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Michigan Whitecaps (11-6) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 8 0
Dayton Dragons (6-11) 0 3 0 0 1 5 0 0 X 9 10 0
Dragons Hope Win Turns Around Slow Start
The Dayton Dragons picked up a win at Fifth Third Field, topping the West Michigan Whitecaps, 9-4. On the mound for Dayton was right-hander Pancho Herrera. He played a principal role in the triumph. The loss puts West Michigan at 11-6.

Hank Howell had a big 2-run double for the Dragons in the bottom of the second inning. With Dayton leading 1-0 and the bases loaded, he got a fastball from Sandy Lowe and swatted a double to left. It was his 8th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Dragons ahead, 3-0.

Said West Michigan manager James Russell: "They did a lot of things right. We did a lot of things wrong."
WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE DAYTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Miller 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .300 1 6
T. Hanna CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .269 1 4
F. Johnson 1B 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .395 1 2
L. Tyler DH 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .325 3 9
   b-T. Boggs DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .132 2 2
T. Scott SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 2 6
   a-S. Ford PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 1 4
C. Jacobs RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .237 2 7
D. Johnson LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .312 0 10
J. Álvarez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .290 1 3
J. Duffy 2B, SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4 3 6 13      
a - S. Ford pinch hit for T. Scott in the 6th
b - T. Boggs inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Johnson (4, 8th Inning off K. Mack, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Tyler (3, 4th Inning off P. Herrera, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Jacobs (2, 4th Inning off P. Herrera, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Johnson 3 , L. Tyler 4 , C. Jacobs 4 , D. Johnson 2 , J. Álvarez , J. Duffy
2-out RBI: D. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Miller , J. Álvarez
GIDP: T. Hanna
Hit by Pitch: J. Duffy
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Scott-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Howell SS 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .277 2 11
J. Guerra DH 4 2 1 2 1 0 2 .281 1 6
S. Alomar LF 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 .356 2 6
L. Jones 1B 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 .125 1 2
E. Moore CF 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 .179 0 2
D. Murdoch 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 6 .300 2 16
L. Miranda RF 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .354 1 6
   a-O. Padilla PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .309 1 1
   b-A. Téllez RF 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .143 0 3
J. Espinoza 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 7 .245 4 6
R. Flores C 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 .312 0 2
Totals 33 9 10 8 9 7 25      
a - O. Padilla pinch hit for L. Miranda in the 5th
b - A. Téllez substituted for O. Padilla in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Howell 2 (8, 2nd Inning off S. Lowe, 3 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off R. Gachinsky, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Jones (1, 6th Inning off R. Gachinsky, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Guerra (3, 6th Inning off R. Gachinsky, 2 on, 0 outs) , A. Téllez (1, 6th Inning off J. Lowery, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Howell 4 , J. Guerra 2 , S. Alomar , L. Jones 3 , L. Miranda , A. Téllez 2 , R. Flores 2
2-out RBI: H. Howell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Guerra , D. Murdoch , J. Espinoza , R. Flores
GIDP: E. Moore
Hit by Pitch: L. Jones
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jones-Howell-Jones)
WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE DAYTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Lowe L (0-1) 4.2 5 4 4 5 2 0 95 8.59   
R. Gachinsky 0.1 4 5 5 2 1 0 26 20.25   
J. Lowery 3.0 1 0 0 2 4 0 53 6.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Lowe 35
Batters Faced: S. Lowe 24, R. Gachinsky 7, J. Lowery 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Lowe 5-6, R. Gachinsky 0-0, J. Lowery 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Lowe 95-55, R. Gachinsky 26-12, J. Lowery 53-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Gachinsky 3-1 , J. Lowery 2-2
WP: R. Gachinsky
Hit Batsmen: S. Lowe
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Herrera W (1-1) 6.1 6 3 3 2 4 2 107 5.50   
K. Mack 2.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 44 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Herrera 51
Batters Faced: P. Herrera 27, K. Mack 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Herrera 10-4, K. Mack 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: P. Herrera 107-69, K. Mack 44-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Mack 1-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Herrera
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pancho Herrera
Ballpark: Fifth Third Field
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 4830
Sunday, April 27th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.2 Build 50