MIDWEST LEAGUE
BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
07/09/2025
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
GAME ID: 9723 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 9TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bowling Green Hot Rods (42-42) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
West Michigan Whitecaps (56-28) 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 X 7 12 1
Whitecaps Down Hot Rods, 7-3
The first-place West Michigan Whitecaps took on the Bowling Green Hot Rods in front of a spirited crowd.

The West Michigan Whitecaps used the hitting of left fielder Balduíno Vecchi to subdue the Bowling Green Hot Rods, 7-3. For the game, Vecchi was 1 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. The winner in relief was Rob Gachinsky. He is now 1-3. The left-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 3 innings.

Vecchi had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a 1-1 fastball from Damian Clark, he banged a grand slam home run to right, giving the Whitecaps a 7-3 lead. It was the 10th home run of the year for Vecchi.

"I'm trying to see the ball big, see the ball up in the zone and put the barrel on it," Vecchi told the West Michigan Citizen.

With the victory, the Whitecaps upped their record to 56-28.
BOWLING GREEN BATTING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Geremek DH 4 0 0 1 1 2 1 .272 7 31
J. Gómez CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .302 4 30
S. Harper 1B 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .317 7 35
J. Gómez LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .293 3 20
E. Hawkins C 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .214 0 6
J. Aitcheson 3B 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .241 3 22
A. Toro SS 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400 1 3
   a-A. Baker SS, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .323 4 31
O. Rodríguez RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .251 8 24
T. Ramírez 2B, SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .278 5 13
Totals 37 3 10 3 5 14 22      
a - A. Baker substituted for A. Toro in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Toro (1, 3rd Inning off G. Carr, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Gómez (2, 3rd Inning off G. Carr, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Gómez 2 , S. Harper , J. Gómez 3 , E. Hawkins 2 , J. Aitcheson , A. Toro 2 , O. Rodríguez , T. Ramírez
2-out RBI: J. Geremek , J. Gómez , A. Toro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Harper , J. Gómez 2 , A. Baker , O. Rodríguez , T. Ramírez
Team LOB: 12
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Miller 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .268 9 32
O. Matos 1B 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .307 4 18
C. Jacobs RF 2 0 0 1 1 1 4 .253 10 37
F. Johnson DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .353 6 21
T. York LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 1 7
   a-T. Boggs CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 9 17
J. Álvarez C 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 .254 6 32
B. Vecchi CF, LF 4 1 1 4 0 0 3 .227 10 28
D. Babb 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .316 0 14
C. Ferguson SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .264 1 3
Totals 34 7 12 7 3 5 15      
a - T. Boggs substituted for T. York in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. York (3, 6th Inning off D. Clark, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Vecchi (10, 7th Inning off D. Clark, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Miller 2 , O. Matos 3 , T. York 3 , J. Álvarez , B. Vecchi 4 , D. Babb 2 , C. Ferguson
2-out RBI: J. Álvarez , B. Vecchi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Jacobs , F. Johnson , B. Vecchi
Sac Fly: C. Jacobs
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Vecchi (1)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Carr (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Matos-Ferguson)
BOWLING GREEN PITCHING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Clark L (9-6) 6.2 12 7 7 3 4 1 112 2.98   
R. Holman 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Clark 23
Batters Faced: D. Clark 34, R. Holman 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Clark 7-8, R. Holman 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Clark 112-71, R. Holman 11-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Carr 4.2 9 3 3 3 6 0 93 1.14   
R. Gachinsky W (1-3) 3.0 0 0 0 2 6 0 53 5.64   
Y. Hayagawa 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.85   
C. Whittemore 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 3.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Carr 37
Batters Faced: G. Carr 26, R. Gachinsky 11, Y. Hayagawa 1, C. Whittemore 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Carr 4-3, R. Gachinsky 3-0, Y. Hayagawa 0-1, C. Whittemore 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Carr 93-62, R. Gachinsky 53-30, Y. Hayagawa 5-2, C. Whittemore 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Gachinsky 2-0 , Y. Hayagawa 1-0
WP: R. Gachinsky
Balk: G. Carr
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Balduíno Vecchi
Ballpark: Fifth Third Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:35 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 11069
Special Notes: SS Arturo Toro was injured in a collision at a base.
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