MIDWEST LEAGUE
BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
08/12/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
GAME ID: 9965 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bowling Green Hot Rods (63-51) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 13 1
West Michigan Whitecaps (87-27) 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 X 5 10 1
Ramírez goes 3-for-4, Whitecaps Move to 87-27
The West Michigan Whitecaps beat the Bowling Green Hot Rods, 5-3, at Fifth Third Ballpark. West Michigan shortstop José Ramírez had an outstanding performance. He was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Joe Howard got credit for the win, improving to 7-1. He allowed no runs on 3 hits in 2 innings. Aurelio González earned the save, his 33rd in 37 tries.

With West Michigan trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the third, Ramírez hit a changeup from Duecha Kilonzo for a 3-run home run. It was his 10th home run of the season and put the Whitecaps ahead, 3-1.

"Very pleased with the effort on our side," said Ramírez.

The Whitecaps improved to a lofty 87-27.
BOWLING GREEN BATTING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lugo 3B 3 1 1 0 2 1 3 .266 7 36
J. López LF 5 0 3 1 1 0 2 .373 7 64
C. Jones CF 6 1 1 0 0 3 6 .381 9 58
C. Hill RF 6 1 4 0 0 1 1 .296 10 61
A. Scott DH 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .259 5 34
S. Johnston C 2 0 1 2 2 0 3 .360 1 26
É. Lasserre SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .285 2 14
A. Toro 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .271 5 30
V. O'Sullivan 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .320 2 11
   a-J. Madrigal PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .302 9 45
   b-D. Williams 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .364 1 18
Totals 37 3 13 3 9 10 32      
a - J. Madrigal pinch hit for V. O'Sullivan in the 5th
b - D. Williams substituted for J. Madrigal in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: J. López (34, 1st Inning off J. Simmons, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Lugo (21, 1st Inning off J. Simmons, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Hill 2 (33, 3rd Inning off J. Simmons, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off S. Lowe, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Scott (11, 6th Inning off S. Lowe, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lugo 2 , J. López 4 , C. Jones , C. Hill 6 , A. Scott 3 , S. Johnston , A. Toro
2-out RBI: S. Johnston
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lugo , J. López , C. Jones 2 , S. Johnston , É. Lasserre , V. O'Sullivan
Sac Bunt: J. Lugo
Sac Fly: S. Johnston
Hit by Pitch: A. Scott , A. Toro
Team LOB: 20

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Toro (3)
CS: J. López (6)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Kilonzo (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Lugo-Toro-O'Sullivan, Toro-Lasserre-Williams)
OF assists: 1 (Jones(Jacobs at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramírez SS 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .345 10 55
R. Henry RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .399 3 31
   a-K. Estes 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 0 17
J. Jacobs CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .329 3 41
   b-J. Pettifer LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337 5 58
B. Vecchi 1B, LF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .216 6 35
O. Gutiérrez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 3 12
C. Gibson LF, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .381 4 35
S. Jara 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .303 9 36
G. Bishop DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .143 0 0
K. Franklin C 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .270 1 16
Totals 32 5 10 5 1 5 9      
a - K. Estes substituted for R. Henry in the 8th
b - J. Pettifer substituted for J. Jacobs in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Ramírez (10, 3rd Inning off D. Kilonzo, 2 on, 0 outs) , S. Jara (9, 7th Inning off D. Kilonzo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramírez 6 , R. Henry 3 , J. Jacobs , O. Gutiérrez , S. Jara 4 , G. Bishop
2-out RBI: J. Jacobs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Vecchi , C. Gibson
GIDP: J. Jacobs , K. Franklin
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henry (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Ramírez (8)
OF assists: 1 (Henry(Hill at home))
BOWLING GREEN PITCHING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Kilonzo L (0-2) 6.2 9 5 4 1 5 2 29 109 5.40   
J. Stephens 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4.46   
L. Salazar 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Kilonzo 42
Batters Faced: D. Kilonzo 29, J. Stephens 2, L. Salazar 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Kilonzo 9-4, J. Stephens 0-1, L. Salazar 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Kilonzo 109-65, J. Stephens 3-2, L. Salazar 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Stephens 2-1
WP: D. Kilonzo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Simmons 3.2 6 2 2 3 8 0 21 84 4.29   
S. Lowe 2.1 4 1 1 4 1 0 17 62 4.50   
J. Howard W (7-1) 2.0 3 0 0 2 1 0 9 39 1.23   
A. González SV (33) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 2.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Simmons 44
Batters Faced: J. Simmons 21, S. Lowe 17, J. Howard 9, A. González 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Simmons 2-1, S. Lowe 2-4, J. Howard 2-1, A. González 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Simmons 84-52, S. Lowe 62-35, J. Howard 39-22, A. González 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Lowe 1-1 , J. Howard 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Simmons , S. Lowe
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Ramírez
Ballpark: Fifth Third Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 10969
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