MIDWEST LEAGUE
DAYTON DRAGONS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
05/26/2026
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
DAYTON DRAGONS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
GAME ID: 9415 - TUESDAY, MAY 26TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dayton Dragons (22-23) 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 10 14 3
West Michigan Whitecaps (33-12) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 10 0
Dragons Deal Whitecaps 10-5 Defeat
The Dayton Dragons defeated the West Michigan Whitecaps by the score of 10-5, with the biggest share of the credit going to first baseman Steve Smith. Smith was 2-5 with a home run. He scored 2 times and drove in 4 for the Dragons on the day. Bob Wolfe closed out the game, earning his 2nd save. The loss makes West Michigan 33-12.

Dayton used the hitting of Sergio Castillo to pick up the win. The shortstop clubbed a grand slam home run in the top of the first inning to put the Dragons on top, 4-0. For the game, Castillo had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"Just glad I could help us get a win," said Smith.
DAYTON BATTING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. O'Toole RF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .295 3 14
N. Simms CF 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 .300 1 7
S. Smith 1B 5 2 2 4 0 1 5 .228 3 13
W. Ward 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .305 1 13
S. Castillo SS 5 1 2 4 0 1 2 .284 4 19
J. Duarte LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .375 3 13
A. Téllez DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .260 2 11
K. Danford 3B 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 .285 2 18
M. Davis C 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .241 0 11
Totals 41 10 14 10 3 7 16      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Danford (6, 9th Inning off A. González, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Castillo (4, 1st Inning off J. Harper, 3 on, 1 out) , S. Smith (3, 7th Inning off M. Jensen, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. O'Toole 2 , N. Simms , S. Smith 5 , W. Ward , S. Castillo 5 , J. Duarte , A. Téllez 2 , K. Danford 2 , M. Davis 2
2-out RBI: K. Danford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Smith , S. Castillo , K. Danford , M. Davis
Hit by Pitch: D. O'Toole
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. O'Toole (3)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Ward 2 (4) , K. Danford (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Magana DH 4 1 3 0 1 0 2 .269 0 9
R. Henry RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 5 .312 0 2
J. Navarro SS 5 1 0 1 0 0 4 .400 1 16
J. Young CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .287 4 20
B. Vecchi LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .230 2 19
J. Pettifer 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .336 3 26
K. Estes 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .257 0 9
M. Castro 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .300 0 1
J. Mercado C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .338 1 13
Totals 38 5 10 5 2 2 20      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Magana (3, 1st Inning off B. Liu, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Estes (6, 8th Inning off R. Carter, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Pettifer (4, 1st Inning off B. Liu, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Magana (2, 2nd Inning off B. Liu, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Magana 6 , R. Henry 2 , J. Young , J. Pettifer 3 , K. Estes 2 , M. Castro , J. Mercado
2-out RBI: J. Pettifer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Henry 2 , J. Navarro , K. Estes
Sac Bunt: R. Henry
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Magana (2)
DAYTON PITCHING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Liu W (2-3) 6.0 6 3 1 0 2 0 24 92 8.41   
R. Carter 1.2 4 2 1 1 0 0 12 41 6.00   
B. Wolfe SV (2) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 26 1.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Liu 54
Batters Faced: B. Liu 24, R. Carter 12, B. Wolfe 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Liu 8-7, R. Carter 1-4, B. Wolfe 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Liu 92-62, R. Carter 41-22, B. Wolfe 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wolfe 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Harper L (3-4) 5.1 6 4 4 1 5 1 24 95 2.98   
M. Jensen 0.2 3 4 4 1 0 1 6 25 2.20   
C. Wright 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 9 37 5.23   
A. González 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 6 23 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Harper 44
Batters Faced: J. Harper 24, M. Jensen 6, C. Wright 9, A. González 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Harper 6-5, M. Jensen 1-1, C. Wright 3-2, A. González 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Harper 95-62, M. Jensen 25-15, C. Wright 37-22, A. González 23-16
Hit Batsmen: J. Harper
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Smith
Ballpark: Fifth Third Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 11018
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