MIDWEST LEAGUE
FORT WAYNE TINCAPS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
05/22/2025
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
FORT WAYNE TINCAPS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
GAME ID: 9370 - THURSDAY, MAY 22ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Fort Wayne TinCaps (18-22) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 0
West Michigan Whitecaps (29-11) 0 1 3 0 0 2 5 0 X 11 15 0
Whitecaps Lick TinCaps, 11-2
The West Michigan Whitecaps trumped the Fort Wayne TinCaps, 11-2, at Fifth Third Ballpark. West Michigan second baseman Willie Kilmister was terrific. He was 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once. Joe Glass, who is tied for 9th in the MID in quality starts with 5, was the winning pitcher. Over 8.2 innings, he allowed 2 runs on 6 hits, with 1 walk and 9 strikeouts. The win gives West Michigan a season record of 29-11.

With West Michigan leading 7-0 in the bottom of the seventh, Kilmister came up to bat against Fort Wayne pitcher Javier Tafar. Kilmister hit a cutter to left for a grand slam home run. His 4th home run of the season put the Whitecaps on top, 11-0.

Said losing manager Yunir Garcia: "Obviously, we wished for a better outcome."
FORT WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Arteaga 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .310 2 5
L. Árias 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .223 2 6
J. Horne LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .316 1 6
D. Morris SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .322 1 6
R. Clark CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .340 0 2
   a-O. Jenkins PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .333 1 4
C. Nygård DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .253 4 18
P. Flanagan 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
   b-E. Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .228 1 7
J. Parkinson RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .143 0 0
B. Curry C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .184 1 2
Totals 32 2 6 2 2 9 10      
a - O. Jenkins pinch hit for R. Clark in the 9th
b - E. Jones pinch hit for P. Flanagan in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: O. Jenkins (1, 9th Inning off J. Glass, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Arteaga , D. Morris , R. Clark , O. Jenkins 3 , J. Parkinson , B. Curry
2-out RBI: O. Jenkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Jones
GIDP: L. Arteaga
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Árias-Morris-Árias, Arteaga-Flanagan-Árias)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Kilmister 2B 5 1 3 5 0 0 2 .381 4 26
T. Hanna RF, 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .275 2 12
F. Johnson 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .381 2 6
   c-D. Babb SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .327 0 10
C. Jacobs LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .295 8 25
   d-J. Montoya C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 1 6
D. Miller 3B 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 .299 6 18
   a-R. Gachinsky CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .339 2 9
O. Matos DH 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 .500 1 1
T. Scott SS, 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .274 3 14
B. Vecchi CF, LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 .091 0 0
J. Álvarez C 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 .279 1 13
   b-S. Ford RF 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .316 1 9
Totals 37 11 15 9 7 5 18      
a - R. Gachinsky substituted for D. Miller in the 7th
b - S. Ford substituted for J. Álvarez in the 7th
c - D. Babb substituted for F. Johnson in the 7th
d - J. Montoya substituted for C. Jacobs in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Álvarez (5, 4th Inning off D. Porter, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Miller (6, 3rd Inning off D. Porter, 1 on, 1 out) , F. Johnson (2, 3rd Inning off D. Porter, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Kilmister (4, 7th Inning off J. Tafar, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Kilmister 6 , F. Johnson 5 , C. Jacobs , D. Miller 4 , O. Matos 4 , T. Scott , B. Vecchi , J. Álvarez 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Kilmister , T. Hanna , C. Jacobs , D. Miller , T. Scott
GIDP: T. Hanna , F. Johnson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Vecchi (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kilmister-Johnson)
FORT WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Porter L (0-1) 4.2 8 4 4 2 3 2 86 7.04   
J. Tafar 1.2 6 7 7 4 1 1 51 29.08   
T. Roberts 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 28 3.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Porter 33
Batters Faced: D. Porter 23, J. Tafar 14, T. Roberts 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Porter 5-5, J. Tafar 2-1, T. Roberts 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Porter 86-47, J. Tafar 51-25, T. Roberts 28-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Tafar 1-0
WP: D. Porter 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Glass W (5-0) 8.2 6 2 2 1 9 0 97 1.89   
E. Brown 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Glass 72
Batters Faced: J. Glass 32, E. Brown 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Glass 12-4, E. Brown 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Glass 97-71, E. Brown 12-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Brown 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willie Kilmister
Ballpark: Fifth Third Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 11121
Thursday, May 22nd , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.3 Build 55