MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT FORT WAYNE TINCAPS
06/20/2026
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT FORT WAYNE TINCAPS
GAME ID: 9600 - SATURDAY, JUNE 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Michigan Whitecaps (51-18) 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 13 0
Fort Wayne TinCaps (14-55) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 11 2
TinCaps Suffer 6-2 Home Defeat
The West Michigan Whitecaps picked up a win at Parkview Field, dropping the Fort Wayne TinCaps, 6-2. Thad Kennedy was the difference-maker. The winner was Kennedy. He threw 6.0 innings allowing 2 runs. The loser was Albert Santístevan. Steve Hood recorded his 2nd save for West Michigan.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Jesús Magana? The West Michigan designated hitter had a run-scoring double in the top of the second inning to put the Whitecaps on top, 1-0. For the game, Magana had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"We played a good game and came out on top," said Magana.

The losing streak for Fort Wayne has now reached 5 games.
WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE FORT WAYNE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramírez SS 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 .321 6 30
R. Henry RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .432 2 20
   a-B. Vecchi LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 4 22
J. Young CF 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .317 6 36
J. Jacobs 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .357 2 18
J. Pettifer 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 7 .318 3 32
C. Gibson LF, RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .398 2 16
P. Yates 3B 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .330 7 39
J. Magana DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .309 0 13
J. Colon C 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .398 4 23
Totals 40 6 13 6 3 9 16      
a - B. Vecchi substituted for R. Henry in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Young (9, 2nd Inning off R. Anderson, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Ramírez (16, 2nd Inning off A. Santístevan, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Magana (5, 2nd Inning off A. Santístevan, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramírez 4 , R. Henry , J. Young 3 , J. Jacobs , J. Pettifer , C. Gibson , P. Yates , J. Magana 3 , J. Colon
2-out RBI: J. Ramírez , R. Henry , J. Young , J. Magana , J. Colon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Pettifer 2 , P. Yates , J. Colon
GIDP: R. Henry , J. Pettifer
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Yates (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Unknown DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .400 0 0
C. Peña 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .227 5 21
E. Galló 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .296 1 10
T. Hopkins LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .274 3 5
D. Vega SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .355 9 37
N. Cuervo RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 5 .233 0 3
R. Herrera CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .254 2 14
O. Ovalle 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .250 0 2
V. Acevedo C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .233 1 3
Totals 38 2 11 2 0 10 23      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Hopkins 2 (6, 4th Inning off T. Kennedy, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off S. Hood, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Unknown (1, 5th Inning off T. Kennedy, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Unknown 3 , C. Peña , E. Galló , T. Hopkins 5 , D. Vega , N. Cuervo , R. Herrera , V. Acevedo
2-out RBI: R. Herrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hopkins , R. Herrera , O. Ovalle 3
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Martin (2) , D. Vega (11)
Double Plays: 2 (Vega-Ovalle-Galló, Vega-Ovalle-Galló)
WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE FORT WAYNE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Kennedy W (1-1) 6.0 9 2 2 0 6 0 27 96 3.00   
S. Hood SV (2) 3.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 11 32 3.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kennedy 52
Batters Faced: T. Kennedy 27, S. Hood 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kennedy 7-5, S. Hood 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kennedy 96-68, S. Hood 32-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Hood 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Whelan 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 13 8.53   
A. Santístevan L (0-2) 0.2 6 5 5 0 0 0 8 23 5.88   
R. Anderson 1.2 4 1 1 1 0 0 11 35 7.71   
J. Martin 3.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 11 37 3.46   
T. Stover 2.2 1 0 0 1 4 0 10 38 2.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Whelan 46
Batters Faced: R. Whelan 3, A. Santístevan 8, R. Anderson 11, J. Martin 11, T. Stover 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Whelan 1-0, A. Santístevan 1-1, R. Anderson 4-1, J. Martin 3-1, T. Stover 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Whelan 13-7, A. Santístevan 23-16, R. Anderson 35-20, J. Martin 37-24, T. Stover 38-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Anderson 2-1 , J. Martin 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Thad Kennedy
Ballpark: Parkview Field
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 5688
Special Notes: SP Ron Whelan was injured while pitching.
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