MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT LANSING LUGNUTS
06/13/2026
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT LANSING LUGNUTS
GAME ID: 9544 - SATURDAY, JUNE 13TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Michigan Whitecaps (46-16) 0 7 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 14 19 0
Lansing Lugnuts (33-29) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 7 1
Jara gets 4 RBI, Whitecaps Move to 46-16
Spirited fans greeted the Lansing Lugnuts for their clash with the West Michigan Whitecaps.

The West Michigan Whitecaps defeated the Lansing Lugnuts, 14-4. Doing his part was third baseman Sergio Jara, who went 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 4. West Michigan is now 46-16, Lansing 33-29.

With West Michigan leading 10-0 in the top of the sixth, Jara came up to bat against Lansing pitcher Thom Black. Jara hit a fastball to right-center for a grand slam home run. His 3rd home run of the season put the Whitecaps on top, 14-0.

"Very pleased with the effort on our side," said Jara.
WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE LANSING BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramírez SS 6 1 1 1 0 1 2 .315 5 25
J. Young LF 5 2 3 1 1 1 2 .302 6 31
T. Garland 1B 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 .309 4 28
   a-B. Kilmartin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Estes 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 0 10
J. Pettifer 2B 6 1 3 1 0 2 3 .328 3 30
C. Gibson RF 4 1 1 2 1 1 4 .433 2 14
P. Yates CF 4 2 1 1 1 1 4 .345 5 31
S. Jara 3B 4 2 2 4 1 1 1 .294 3 17
J. Magana DH 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .294 0 12
J. Mercado C 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .345 3 21
Totals 44 14 19 13 5 8 20      
a - B. Kilmartin pinch hit for T. Garland in the 7th
b - K. Estes substituted for B. Kilmartin in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Garland (12, 4th Inning off T. Black, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Mercado (3, 5th Inning off T. Black, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Jara (3, 6th Inning off T. Black, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramírez , J. Young 3 , T. Garland 5 , J. Pettifer 3 , C. Gibson , P. Yates , S. Jara 5 , J. Magana 2 , J. Mercado 5
2-out RBI: J. Mercado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Young , C. Gibson , P. Yates , S. Jara
GIDP: K. Estes , P. Yates , J. Magana
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Viera SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .292 0 19
J. Vance DH 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .265 2 15
M. Nicholas 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .268 7 27
B. Shirley 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .318 3 22
B. Benton RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .264 1 9
G. Abrams LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303 5 36
   a-A. León PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 2 21
J. Marchant CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .340 2 21
E. Boatman C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .356 3 16
K. Lewis 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .257 2 28
Totals 34 4 7 4 2 9 10      
a - A. León pinch hit for G. Abrams in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: B. Shirley (1, 8th Inning off C. Wright, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Vance (2, 6th Inning off J. Gibbs, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Viera , J. Vance 4 , M. Nicholas , B. Shirley 4 , G. Abrams , K. Lewis
2-out RBI: M. Nicholas , B. Shirley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Benton 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: B. Shirley (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Viera-Lewis-Nicholas, Viera-Lewis-Nicholas, Shirley-Lewis-Nicholas)
WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE LANSING PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Gibbs W (6-2) 7.1 5 3 3 1 7 1 28 111 3.00   
C. Wright 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 8 39 5.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gibbs 62
Batters Faced: J. Gibbs 28, C. Wright 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gibbs 4-11, C. Wright 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gibbs 111-72, C. Wright 39-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Wright 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
I. Benítez L (7-3) 2.1 10 7 7 2 2 0 18 58 3.18   
T. Black 2.2 7 7 7 2 1 2 16 57 7.08   
D. Thompson 4.0 2 0 0 1 5 0 15 57 1.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Benítez 5
Batters Faced: I. Benítez 18, T. Black 16, D. Thompson 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Benítez 3-1, T. Black 3-3, D. Thompson 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: I. Benítez 58-38, T. Black 57-32, D. Thompson 57-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Black 1-0
WP: D. Thompson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sergio Jara
Ballpark: Cooley Law School Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 10676
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