MIDWEST LEAGUE
DAYTON DRAGONS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
08/07/2025
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
DAYTON DRAGONS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
GAME ID: 9922 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Dayton Dragons (46-63) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 9 1
West Michigan Whitecaps (75-34) 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 X 6 15 0
Whitecaps Earn 6-3 Home Win
In the 6-3 West Michigan win over Dayton, the impact of Jesús Montoya was substantial. Montoya went 3 for 4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. The winner was Cisco Barrera in relief. His record improves to 3-1. António Lara took the loss. Chris Whittemore earned his 31st save in 39 chances.

With West Michigan leading 2-1 in the bottom of the fourth, Montoya hit a fastball from António Lara for a 2-run home run. It was his 3rd home run of the season and put the Whitecaps ahead, 4-1.

"Today was a lot of fun," said Montoya.

After today's action, West Michigan sits at 75-34; Dayton slips to 46-63.
DAYTON BATTING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. McCarthy LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .250 4 28
J. Duarte CF 4 0 2 0 1 2 0 .303 5 28
O. Padilla SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .308 6 41
L. Jones 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .238 6 40
J. Espinoza 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .246 10 29
   c-W. Harvey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218 1 5
   d-A. Schreck 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 1 8
J. Ramírez C 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .148 2 12
E. Moore DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .229 3 11
L. Miranda RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .286 2 17
D. Murdoch 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302 3 32
   a-J. Guerra PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 3 32
   b-G. Campbell 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .204 4 19
Totals 35 3 9 3 4 11 17      
a - J. Guerra pinch hit for D. Murdoch in the 7th
b - G. Campbell substituted for J. Guerra in the 7th
c - W. Harvey pinch hit for J. Espinoza in the 8th
d - A. Schreck substituted for W. Harvey in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. McCarthy (15, 5th Inning off C. Barrera, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Jones (22, 8th Inning off C. Barrera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ramírez (2, 8th Inning off C. Barrera, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. McCarthy 3 , J. Duarte 2 , L. Jones 3 , J. Ramírez 5 , L. Miranda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , O. Padilla 2 , E. Moore
GIDP: J. Guerra
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. McCarthy (11)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Campbell (5)
Double Plays: 3 (Padilla-Murdoch-Jones, Padilla-Murdoch-Jones, Padilla-Ramírez-Jones)
PB: J. Ramírez
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Duffy CF, 3B 5 0 0 1 0 1 5 .331 9 37
O. Matos DH 4 0 3 1 1 0 1 .352 7 35
F. Johnson 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 8 .341 6 31
C. Jacobs LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .267 12 51
D. Johnson 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .331 0 24
   a-S. Ford CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 1 10
T. York RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .314 2 13
M. Murillo SS 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .333 1 2
   b-D. Babb SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 0 16
J. Montoya C 4 2 3 2 0 0 2 .217 3 11
C. Ferguson 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 .266 1 4
Totals 37 6 15 6 2 5 23      
a - S. Ford substituted for D. Johnson in the 7th
b - D. Babb substituted for M. Murillo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Montoya (4, 6th Inning off A. Lara, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Johnson (3, 4th Inning off A. Lara, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. York (2, 4th Inning off A. Lara, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Montoya (3, 4th Inning off A. Lara, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Matos 3 , D. Johnson 4 , T. York 5 , M. Murillo 2 , J. Montoya 7 , C. Ferguson 3
2-out RBI: O. Matos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Jacobs , M. Murillo
GIDP: J. Duffy , F. Johnson , J. Montoya
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Johnson (7) , M. Murillo (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ferguson-Murillo-Johnson)
DAYTON PITCHING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Lara L (7-8) 5.0 11 5 5 1 3 2 84 5.15   
J. Rivera 3.0 4 1 1 1 2 0 52 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Lara 27
Batters Faced: A. Lara 26, J. Rivera 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Lara 7-4, J. Rivera 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Lara 84-57, J. Rivera 52-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rivera 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Carr 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 1.38   
R. Gachinsky 3.0 3 1 1 1 6 0 46 5.63   
C. Barrera W (3-1) 4.0 6 2 2 3 1 1 67 4.94   
C. Whittemore SV (31) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 3.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Carr 45
Batters Faced: G. Carr 2, R. Gachinsky 13, C. Barrera 20, C. Whittemore 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Carr 0-1, R. Gachinsky 1-2, C. Barrera 7-3, C. Whittemore 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Carr 8-5, R. Gachinsky 46-32, C. Barrera 67-40, C. Whittemore 19-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Barrera 3-0 , C. Whittemore 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesús Montoya
Ballpark: Fifth Third Ballpark
Weather: Rain (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 10974
Special Notes: SP Greg Carr was injured while pitching.
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