MIDWEST LEAGUE
BURLINGTON BEES AT SOUTH BEND CUBS
05/07/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
BURLINGTON BEES AT SOUTH BEND CUBS
GAME ID: 9267 - THURSDAY, MAY 7TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Burlington Bees (13-14) 0 1 1 3 0 2 2 0 0 9 14 0
South Bend Cubs (13-14) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 14 2
Bees Drop Cubs, 9-6
Burlington designated hitter José Castro had 3 ribbies while helping his team defeat the South Bend Cubs, 9-6. Burlington pitcher Ed Anderson got the win. He's now 2-2. Rinaldo Saro was tagged with the loss. The loss lowers the South Bend record to 13-14.

Burlington center fielder Don Waller contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the second. With two down, he hit a curveball to right field for a run-scoring single. It was his 28th hit of the season and put the Bees ahead, 1-0.

"You know, at the end of the day, it's about who scores the most runs," said Burlington manager Danny Valencia.
BURLINGTON BATTING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Davis 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .364 0 4
D. Foster SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .234 1 5
S. Lucas C 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .286 1 7
D. Conner RF 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .206 1 5
D. Whitehead 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .211 2 8
   a-S. Lacrosse PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 8
   b-E. Sánchez 1B 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .182 1 6
C. Goodwin LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .211 0 1
D. Waller CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .326 2 9
R. Hammond 2B 5 2 3 1 0 1 3 .667 0 2
J. Castro DH 5 3 2 3 0 1 1 .262 2 13
Totals 43 9 14 9 2 6 18      
a - S. Lacrosse pinch ran for D. Whitehead in the 5th
b - E. Sánchez substituted for S. Lacrosse in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hammond (1, 4th Inning off R. Saro, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Castro (3, 4th Inning off R. Saro, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Sánchez (3, 6th Inning off A. Salazar, 2 on, 2 outs) , S. Lucas (4, 6th Inning off A. Salazar, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Castro (2, 7th Inning off A. Salazar, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Davis , D. Foster 2 , S. Lucas 3 , D. Whitehead , E. Sánchez 2 , C. Goodwin , D. Waller , R. Hammond 4 , J. Castro 6
2-out RBI: D. Foster , S. Lucas 2 , E. Sánchez , D. Waller , R. Hammond , J. Castro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Lucas , C. Goodwin , R. Hammond
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Allen 2B, CF 6 0 4 0 0 1 2 .327 0 11
M. Guerra RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .389 2 9
Z. Kennedy 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .440 0 17
   a-Y. Liu PH, 3B 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .250 0 2
B. Lambert C 5 0 1 2 0 0 7 .202 0 10
P. Lind CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .363 2 25
   b-W. Wells PH, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 1
   c-J. Bernal PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .301 1 10
A. Contreras SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 6 .261 3 14
A. Davis LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .273 4 9
W. O'Connelan 1B 4 2 1 2 0 0 2 .276 2 8
J. Unknown DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .400 0 0
Totals 40 6 14 6 4 6 31      
a - Y. Liu pinch hit for Z. Kennedy in the 7th
b - W. Wells pinch hit for P. Lind in the 7th
c - J. Bernal pinch hit for W. Wells in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Lambert (7, 8th Inning off J. Rivera, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. O'Connelan (2, 6th Inning off J. Silva, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Davis (4, 8th Inning off J. Silva, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Allen 4 , M. Guerra 2 , Z. Kennedy , Y. Liu , B. Lambert 2 , A. Contreras , A. Davis 4 , W. O'Connelan 4 , J. Unknown 2
2-out RBI: W. O'Connelan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Guerra , B. Lambert 2 , P. Lind , A. Contreras 2 , J. Unknown
Sac Bunt: M. Guerra
Hit by Pitch: W. Wells , W. O'Connelan
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Errors: A. Salazar (1) , Z. Kennedy (4)
BURLINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Anderson W (2-2) 5.0 4 1 1 4 1 0 23 93 2.86   
J. Silva 2.1 7 5 5 0 3 2 16 62 4.91   
J. Rivera H (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 4.35   
M. Taylor SV (8) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 18 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Anderson 52
Batters Faced: E. Anderson 23, J. Silva 16, J. Rivera 3, M. Taylor 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Anderson 9-5, J. Silva 1-3, J. Rivera 0-1, M. Taylor 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Anderson 93-50, J. Silva 62-40, J. Rivera 7-5, M. Taylor 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Silva 1-1 , J. Rivera 3-2
Hit Batsmen: J. Silva 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Saro L (3-2) 3.2 7 5 4 1 2 0 20 76 2.53   
A. Salazar 4.1 6 4 4 1 4 1 21 76 3.65   
A. Maddox 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Saro 28
Batters Faced: R. Saro 20, A. Salazar 21, A. Maddox 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Saro 5-4, A. Salazar 6-3, A. Maddox 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Saro 76-49, A. Salazar 76-52, A. Maddox 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Salazar 2-0
Balk: R. Saro
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Castro
Ballpark: Stanley Coveleski Regional Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 4946
Special Notes: 2B Darren Whitehead was injured while running the bases.
Thursday, May 7th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60