MIDWEST LEAGUE
GREAT LAKES LOONS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
07/08/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
GREAT LAKES LOONS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
GAME ID: 9727 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Great Lakes Loons (42-42) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 10 1
West Michigan Whitecaps (64-20) 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 X 7 14 0
Whitecaps Deal Great Lakes 7-2 Defeat
Starting pitcher Joe Gibbs was a major factor in the 7-2 West Michigan Whitecaps triumph over the Great Lakes Loons. The save went to Joe Emerson, his 7th this season. West Michigan goes to 64-20. The win puts them 15½ games up in their division.

The Whitecaps got a big at-bat from left fielder Balduíno Vecchi. For the game, Vecchi went 1-4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the third, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 5th home run of the season gave West Michigan a 2-0 lead.

"That was a really good outing by Joe," said West Michigan manager Bo Porter.
GREAT LAKES BATTING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Vilas 3B, SS 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .361 2 18
J. Peters 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .312 4 21
J. García CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .284 0 8
R. Walls LF, 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .352 2 53
A. Hernández RF 3 0 2 2 1 0 2 .306 6 38
L. Ayala SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 .305 3 10
   a-J. Hamilton PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .320 5 39
G. Henderson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .267 5 35
D. Lovett DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .345 5 35
D. Frey C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .283 3 13
Totals 35 2 10 2 3 8 19      
a - J. Hamilton pinch hit for L. Ayala in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Lovett (12, 3rd Inning off J. Gibbs, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Hernández (24, 8th Inning off J. Emerson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Vilas 3 , J. Peters , J. García 2 , R. Walls , A. Hernández 3 , D. Lovett 2
2-out RBI: A. Hernández
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Peters , J. García , L. Ayala , G. Henderson
GIDP: L. Ayala 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Peters
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: D. Frey (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Vilas-Peters-Henderson, Peters-Ayala-Henderson)
OF assists: 1 (Hernández(Jacobs at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jacobs CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .321 2 25
B. Vecchi LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .221 5 25
T. Garland 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .355 6 45
   a-K. Estes PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 0 13
C. Gibson RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .392 2 23
J. Pettifer 2B 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .341 4 43
S. Jara 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .301 5 26
M. Castro SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .308 0 6
J. Magana DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .323 1 23
J. Mercado C 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .352 6 37
Totals 35 7 14 6 1 4 13      
a - K. Estes pinch hit for T. Garland in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Castro 2 (7, 2nd Inning off B. Crews, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off V. Guzmán, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Mercado (14, 3rd Inning off B. Crews, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Jacobs (5, 4th Inning off B. Crews, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Jara (10, 7th Inning off V. Guzmán, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Vecchi (5, 3rd Inning off B. Crews, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Pettifer (4, 3rd Inning off B. Crews, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Jacobs 3 , B. Vecchi 4 , T. Garland , C. Gibson 2 , J. Pettifer 4 , S. Jara 3 , M. Castro 4 , J. Magana , J. Mercado 3
2-out RBI: J. Pettifer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Jara , M. Castro , J. Magana
GIDP: J. Jacobs , T. Garland
Sac Fly: J. Mercado
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Gibson (5) , M. Castro (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Jara-Pettifer-Garland, Castro-Pettifer-Garland)
PB: J. Mercado
GREAT LAKES PITCHING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Crews L (2-5) 4.1 9 5 4 0 2 2 21 69 6.22   
V. Guzmán 3.2 5 2 2 1 2 0 16 45 6.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Crews 29
Batters Faced: B. Crews 21, V. Guzmán 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Crews 3-6, V. Guzmán 6-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Crews 69-44, V. Guzmán 45-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Guzmán 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Gibbs W (9-2) 5.2 5 0 0 2 4 0 23 91 2.56   
J. Emerson SV (7) 3.1 5 2 2 1 4 0 16 54 3.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gibbs 61
Batters Faced: J. Gibbs 23, J. Emerson 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gibbs 6-5, J. Emerson 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gibbs 91-60, J. Emerson 54-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Emerson 3-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Gibbs
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Gibbs
Ballpark: Fifth Third Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 11008
Wednesday, July 8th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.3 Build 68