MIDWEST LEAGUE
DAYTON DRAGONS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
07/30/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
DAYTON DRAGONS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
GAME ID: 9870 - THURSDAY, JULY 30TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dayton Dragons (48-54) 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 9 2
West Michigan Whitecaps (78-24) 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 X 7 9 0
Whitecaps 7-5 Winners Versus Dayton
Behind a solid performance from first baseman Mauro Castro, the West Michigan Whitecaps defeated the Dayton Dragons, 7-5. Castro went 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Whitecaps. Steve Hood earned the win after being brought in from the bullpen. The right-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits in 2 innings. His record is now 6-1. Aurelio González collected save number 29.

Castro broke a deadlock in the bottom of the seventh inning, when he drew a walk, driving in 1 run, putting West Michigan up, 5-4.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Castro.

The Whitecaps, at 78-24, have a comfortable 20-game lead in their division.
DAYTON BATTING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Poole 1B 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .312 2 9
N. Simms CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .291 1 23
   b-L. Sweeney PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280 0 14
   c-J. Amalia 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248 2 17
S. Castillo SS 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .331 8 42
B. Reid 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .270 3 26
S. Smith RF 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 .248 7 38
   d-K. Conley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 2 21
   e-W. Ward RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 3 31
A. Téllez LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .300 3 25
M. Davis C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .285 0 22
I. Wilhelm P, DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .268 1 16
K. Danford 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 3 29
   a-D. O'Toole PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .286 4 23
Totals 35 5 9 5 2 8 17      
a - D. O'Toole pinch hit for K. Danford in the 7th
b - L. Sweeney pinch hit for N. Simms in the 7th
c - J. Amalia substituted for L. Sweeney in the 7th
d - K. Conley pinch hit for S. Smith in the 8th
e - W. Ward substituted for K. Conley in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Poole (8, 9th Inning off A. González, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Smith (7, 1st Inning off J. Howard, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Poole 3 , N. Simms , S. Castillo 3 , S. Smith 4 , A. Téllez , I. Wilhelm
2-out RBI: R. Poole , S. Smith , A. Téllez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Simms , J. Amalia
GIDP: B. Reid
Hit by Pitch: A. Téllez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: S. Castillo (16) , B. Reid (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jacobs RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .324 2 34
   a-K. Estes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255 0 14
   b-C. Gibson RF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .411 4 30
J. Ramírez SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .345 9 51
B. Vecchi CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .202 5 30
   c-T. Garland PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .348 8 54
   d-B. Kilmartin CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .079 0 0
J. Pettifer LF 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .342 5 53
O. Gutiérrez 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .242 2 5
S. Jara 3B 4 1 0 1 1 0 6 .316 8 34
M. Castro 1B 4 1 3 3 1 1 3 .314 1 18
J. Mercado DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 7 .315 6 38
K. Franklin C 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .258 0 13
Totals 35 7 9 5 7 3 32      
a - K. Estes pinch hit for J. Jacobs in the 6th
b - C. Gibson substituted for K. Estes in the 7th
c - T. Garland pinch hit for B. Vecchi in the 7th
d - B. Kilmartin substituted for T. Garland in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Mercado (15, 3rd Inning off I. Wilhelm, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Franklin (5, 3rd Inning off I. Wilhelm, 1 on, 0 outs) , O. Gutiérrez (2, 6th Inning off B. Wolfe, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Castro (1, 3rd Inning off I. Wilhelm, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramírez 2 , J. Pettifer , O. Gutiérrez 2 , M. Castro 6 , J. Mercado 2 , K. Franklin 2
2-out RBI: S. Jara , M. Castro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Estes , B. Vecchi , M. Castro , J. Mercado 2 , K. Franklin
Hit by Pitch: O. Gutiérrez
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ramírez-Gutiérrez-Castro)
PB: K. Franklin
DAYTON PITCHING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
I. Wilhelm 5.0 5 2 2 2 1 1 22 86 3.32   
B. Wolfe L (1-2), BS (4) 1.2 4 3 2 1 0 0 12 39 2.55   
J. Hill 1.1 0 2 0 4 2 0 9 41 4.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Wilhelm 48
Batters Faced: I. Wilhelm 22, B. Wolfe 12, J. Hill 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Wilhelm 5-9, B. Wolfe 4-1, J. Hill 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. Wilhelm 86-56, B. Wolfe 39-26, J. Hill 41-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wolfe 1-0 , J. Hill 3-0
WP: J. Hill
Hit Batsmen: B. Wolfe
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Howard 5.2 5 4 4 2 2 1 23 92 1.37   
S. Hood W (6-1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 8 33 2.64   
J. Emerson H (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2.91   
A. González SV (29) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 6 18 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Howard 43
Batters Faced: J. Howard 23, S. Hood 8, J. Emerson 1, A. González 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Howard 11-3, S. Hood 2-0, J. Emerson 1-0, A. González 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Howard 92-56, S. Hood 33-24, J. Emerson 4-2, A. González 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Hood 1-1
Hit Batsmen: A. González
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mauro Castro
Ballpark: Fifth Third Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 11038
Thursday, July 30th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.3 Build 68