MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT GREAT LAKES LOONS
07/07/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT GREAT LAKES LOONS
GAME ID: 9717 - TUESDAY, JULY 7TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Michigan Whitecaps (63-20) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 11 1
Great Lakes Loons (42-41) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2
Whitecaps Use Late-Game Magic to Beat Loons, 4-2
The Great Lakes Loons got a superb performance from pitcher Josh Ford, but the West Michigan Whitecaps still won the game, 4-2. Ford threw 7.0 innings allowing 2 runs. West Michigan pitcher Steve Hood got the win. He's now 5-1. Francis Gambetta was tagged with the loss. Picking up his 22nd save was 21-year old right-handed pitcher Aurelio González.

West Michigan took advantage of an error in the top of the ninth inning. The game was tied, 2-2, when Joe Jacobs hit a run-scoring single that was misplayed. It put the Whitecaps in front, 3-2.

"Very pleased with the effort on our side," said Jacobs.

West Michigan improves to 63-20 with the win. They lead their division by 15½ games.
WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE GREAT LAKES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jacobs RF, 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .317 2 25
J. Ramírez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .340 7 40
T. Garland 2B 5 0 3 1 0 1 3 .355 6 45
J. Pettifer SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .341 3 41
D. Robison LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .324 0 9
M. Castro 1B 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .301 0 6
   d-C. Gibson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .389 2 23
B. Vecchi CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .220 4 23
   a-S. Jara PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 5 26
   b-B. Kilmartin CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .086 0 0
J. Colon C 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .420 4 27
   c-K. Estes PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264 0 13
   e-K. Franklin C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 0 11
J. Mercado DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .346 6 36
Totals 38 4 11 4 1 4 19      
a - S. Jara pinch hit for B. Vecchi in the 8th
b - B. Kilmartin substituted for S. Jara in the 8th
c - K. Estes pinch ran for J. Colon in the 9th
d - C. Gibson substituted for M. Castro in the 9th
e - K. Franklin substituted for K. Estes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Vecchi (8, 2nd Inning off J. Ford, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Robison (5, 5th Inning off J. Ford, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Colon (18, 9th Inning off F. Gambetta, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Garland (19, 9th Inning off F. Gambetta, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Jacobs , T. Garland 4 , D. Robison 3 , B. Vecchi 2 , J. Colon 4 , J. Mercado
2-out RBI: T. Garland
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Garland , J. Pettifer , D. Robison , B. Vecchi , J. Colon
GIDP: J. Mercado
Hit by Pitch: J. Ramírez 2
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Pettifer (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Henderson CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .270 5 35
A. Davis 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .234 3 20
J. Vilas 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .352 2 18
R. Walls 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .352 2 53
   a-J. Hamilton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 5 39
   b-L. Ayala 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 3 10
R. Lilly DH 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .323 6 44
J. Rivera SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .274 7 56
D. Lovett RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .347 5 35
D. Frey C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .290 3 13
   c-J. Peters PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .313 4 21
W. Bruce LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .249 2 17
Totals 33 2 6 2 1 9 10      
a - J. Hamilton pinch hit for R. Walls in the 8th
b - L. Ayala substituted for J. Hamilton in the 9th
c - J. Peters pinch hit for D. Frey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Rivera (15, 2nd Inning off J. Harper, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Lovett (11, 2nd Inning off J. Harper, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Henderson (5, 3rd Inning off J. Harper, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Henderson 5 , A. Davis , R. Lilly , J. Rivera 2 , D. Lovett 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Lovett , D. Frey , W. Bruce
Sac Bunt: J. Rivera
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: G. Henderson (4) , R. Walls (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Walls-Vilas-Davis)
WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE GREAT LAKES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Harper 5.1 5 2 2 1 4 1 23 88 2.95   
S. Hood W (5-1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 9 32 3.26   
A. González SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 2.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Harper 53
Batters Faced: J. Harper 23, S. Hood 9, A. González 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Harper 5-7, S. Hood 4-0, A. González 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Harper 88-63, S. Hood 32-21, A. González 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Hood 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Ford 7.0 8 2 1 0 3 0 31 108 5.02   
F. Gambetta L (7-5) 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 10 32 5.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ford 58
Batters Faced: J. Ford 31, F. Gambetta 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ford 9-8, F. Gambetta 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ford 108-69, F. Gambetta 32-21
Hit Batsmen: J. Ford 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Ford
Ballpark: Dow Diamond
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 3435
Special Notes: C Jorge Colon was injured while running the bases.
Tuesday, July 7th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.3 Build 68