MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT DAYTON DRAGONS
05/20/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT DAYTON DRAGONS
GAME ID: 9352 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Michigan Whitecaps (28-10) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 0
Dayton Dragons (20-18) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 3 13 0
Dragons Rack Up 3-1 Win Versus West Michigan
Dayton beat West Michigan on the strength of starting pitcher Joe Johnson's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 3-1. Johnson yielded 1 run over 5.1 innings to notch the win. He scattered 7 hits, walked 1, and struck out 5. His record improves to 2-3. Juan Sánchez got the save, the 11th for him this season.

Dayton shortstop Sergio Castillo contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With two down, he hit a fastball to left field for a run-scoring single. It was his 28th hit of the season and put the Dragons ahead, 2-1.

Dayton manager Manny Amador called it "a pretty good win."

With the win, Dayton upped its record to 20-18.
WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE DAYTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramírez SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .318 4 17
C. Jacobs LF 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .316 4 14
B. Vecchi CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .238 2 16
T. Garland 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266 2 15
P. Yates RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .291 1 9
J. Pettifer DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .339 3 21
J. Magana 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 0 9
   a-J. Navarro PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .475 1 15
M. Castro 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .316 0 0
J. Mercado C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .357 1 9
Totals 35 1 9 1 1 8 16      
a - J. Navarro pinch hit for J. Magana in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Jacobs (3, 1st Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Mercado (5, 5th Inning off J. Johnson, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Pettifer (6, 6th Inning off J. Johnson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Ramírez , C. Jacobs 4 , J. Pettifer 3 , J. Navarro , M. Castro , J. Mercado 2
2-out RBI: C. Jacobs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Vecchi 2 , T. Garland , M. Castro
GIDP: J. Mercado
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Sweeney DH 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .280 0 5
N. Simms CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .284 1 7
D. O'Toole RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .293 3 14
S. Smith 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .250 2 9
   a-R. Poole 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 1 4
S. Castillo SS 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .311 2 14
W. Ward 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .305 1 12
A. Téllez LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .243 1 6
K. Danford 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .298 2 16
M. Davis C 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .225 0 11
Totals 36 3 13 3 2 7 23      
a - R. Poole substituted for S. Smith in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Ward (8, 7th Inning off C. Wright, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Castillo (10, 7th Inning off C. Wright, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Sweeney 2 , N. Simms 2 , D. O'Toole 2 , S. Castillo 3 , W. Ward 2 , K. Danford , M. Davis 3
2-out RBI: S. Castillo , W. Ward
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Simms , D. O'Toole , S. Smith , W. Ward , A. Téllez , K. Danford
Hit by Pitch: N. Simms , S. Castillo
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Danford (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Castillo-Ward-Poole)
WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE DAYTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Simmons L (3-3) 4.2 8 2 2 0 3 0 23 83 5.59   
C. Wright 3.0 4 1 1 2 4 0 15 68 5.60   
K. Estes 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Simmons 43
Batters Faced: J. Simmons 23, C. Wright 15, K. Estes 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Simmons 6-4, C. Wright 2-3, K. Estes 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Simmons 83-54, C. Wright 68-38, K. Estes 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Wright 3-0 , K. Estes 1-0
WP: J. Simmons
Hit Batsmen: J. Simmons 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Johnson W (2-3) 5.1 7 1 1 1 5 0 24 83 3.19   
J. Hill H (4) 2.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 38 3.21   
J. Sánchez SV (11) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 6.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Johnson 54
Batters Faced: J. Johnson 24, J. Hill 8, J. Sánchez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Johnson 8-3, J. Hill 4-1, J. Sánchez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Johnson 83-58, J. Hill 38-24, J. Sánchez 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hill 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Johnson
Ballpark: Fifth Third Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 3828
Wednesday, May 20th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60