MIDWEST LEAGUE
GREAT LAKES LOONS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
08/08/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
GREAT LAKES LOONS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
GAME ID: 9943 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Great Lakes Loons (54-57) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
West Michigan Whitecaps (85-26) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 7 0
Loons Beaten by Whitecaps, 4-0
Josh Ford pitched well, but the Great Lakes Loons still lost the game, falling, 4-0, to the West Michigan Whitecaps at Fifth Third Ballpark. The first-place Whitecaps, at 85-26, lead the Eastern Division by 22½ games.

The Whitecaps got a big at-bat from first baseman Balduíno Vecchi. For the game, Vecchi was 2-4 with a double. He drove in 2 runs. In the bottom of the first, with runners on 2nd and 3rd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 11th double of the season gave West Michigan a 2-0 lead.

"I like seeing our guys get a return on what they've put in," 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. Peters 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .313 4 30
A. Davis C 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .273 5 31
R. Walls 2B 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .351 4 71
G. Henderson CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 .259 9 51
A. Hernández RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .278 8 46
R. Lilly DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .312 7 58
J. Rivera SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .275 8 60
W. Bruce LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .258 3 23
L. Ayala 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .252 3 16
   a-J. Hamilton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 7 49
Totals 33 0 6 0 4 9 22      
a - J. Hamilton pinch hit for L. Ayala in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: A. Davis 3 , R. Walls , R. Lilly , J. Rivera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Peters , G. Henderson , A. Hernández 2 , L. Ayala
Hit by Pitch: R. Lilly
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: J. Rivera (9)
PB: A. Davis
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramírez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .343 9 52
R. Henry RF 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 .403 3 31
   c-C. Gibson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .394 4 34
J. Jacobs CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .335 3 40
   b-D. Robison LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 3 16
   d-P. Yates CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338 9 49
S. Jara 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .304 8 34
B. Vecchi 1B, LF, CF, LF 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .211 6 35
J. Pettifer LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .338 5 58
   a-K. Estes 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 0 17
G. Bishop DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
O. Gutiérrez 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .277 3 10
K. Franklin C 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .274 1 16
Totals 32 4 7 4 1 7 11      
a - K. Estes substituted for J. Pettifer in the 7th
b - D. Robison substituted for J. Jacobs in the 7th
c - C. Gibson substituted for R. Henry in the 8th
d - P. Yates substituted for D. Robison in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Vecchi (11, 1st Inning off J. Ford, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Franklin (1, 2nd Inning off J. Ford, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Ramírez , S. Jara , B. Vecchi 3 , J. Pettifer , O. Gutiérrez , K. Franklin 4
2-out RBI: B. Vecchi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Jacobs , J. Pettifer
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
PB: K. Franklin 2
GREAT LAKES PITCHING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Ford L (8-9) 8.0 7 4 2 1 7 1 33 109 5.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ford 62
Batters Faced: J. Ford 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ford 9-8
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ford 109-79
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Cabral 4.2 6 0 0 1 4 0 22 84 0.00   
J. Emerson W (7-0) 1.2 0 0 0 3 1 0 8 35 2.95   
R. Mitchell 2.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 8 26 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cabral 55
Batters Faced: J. Cabral 22, J. Emerson 8, R. Mitchell 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cabral 2-8, J. Emerson 1-3, R. Mitchell 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cabral 84-50, J. Emerson 35-18, R. Mitchell 26-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Emerson 2-0 , R. Mitchell 1-0
WP: J. Cabral
Hit Batsmen: J. Cabral
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Ford
Ballpark: Fifth Third Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 11008
Special Notes: RP Joe Emerson was injured while pitching.
Saturday, August 8th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76