MIDWEST LEAGUE
BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
08/14/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
GAME ID: 9981 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bowling Green Hot Rods (63-53) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 9 1
West Michigan Whitecaps (89-27) 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 3 X 10 13 0
Whitecaps Roll Over Hot Rods, 10-3
The West Michigan Whitecaps defeated the Bowling Green Hot Rods, 10-3, at Fifth Third Ballpark. Joe Jacobs was a standout performer for West Michigan. His 3 hits included 2 singles and 1 double -- this in addition to the 2 runs he scored and 1 he knocked in. José Cabral picked up the win, improving his season record to 1-0. He struck out 7 in 5.1 innings. Steve Hood earned the save, his 3rd.

Jorge Colon went 1-4. He drove in 2 runs for West Michigan. The 21-year old catcher had a key at-bat in the bottom of the fourth. With two out and the bases loaded, he broke a 1-1 tie with a 2-run single off Von O'Sullivan. It was his 59th hit of the season.

"We came out with clear minds and swung the bats well," said West Michigan manager Bo Porter.

West Michigan has 3 straight wins, Bowling Green 5 straight losses.
BOWLING GREEN BATTING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lugo 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .270 7 36
J. López CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .370 7 64
C. Jones LF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .378 9 58
C. Hill RF, 1B 3 1 0 0 1 3 4 .294 10 61
B. Ackerman C 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .269 4 33
É. Lasserre SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .282 2 15
D. Williams 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .367 1 18
   b-J. Franco PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .340 1 18
A. Toro 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .273 5 30
V. O'Sullivan P, DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313 2 11
   a-J. Madrigal DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297 9 46
Totals 35 3 9 2 2 11 18      
a - J. Madrigal inserted as DH in the 7th
b - J. Franco pinch hit for D. Williams in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Ackerman (14, 6th Inning off S. Hood, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lugo , J. López , C. Jones 2 , B. Ackerman 3 , É. Lasserre , A. Toro 2
2-out RBI: B. Ackerman , É. Lasserre
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. López , É. Lasserre , D. Williams , J. Franco
GIDP: J. Madrigal
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Jones (14)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Hill (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Lugo-Lasserre-Williams, Toro-Lugo-Williams)
PB: B. Ackerman
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramírez SS 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .343 10 56
R. Henry RF 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .397 3 31
J. Jacobs CF 4 2 3 1 1 1 1 .333 3 42
C. Gibson LF 4 2 1 0 1 2 6 .382 4 36
O. Gutiérrez 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 8 .287 3 13
J. Pettifer 3B 4 1 2 3 0 0 3 .340 6 62
K. Estes 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 4 .294 0 18
J. Colon C 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .351 5 32
J. Mercado DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .311 7 41
Totals 34 10 13 9 5 6 27      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Mercado (18, 8th Inning off E. Franklin, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Jacobs (18, 8th Inning off E. Franklin, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Pettifer (6, 5th Inning off V. O'Sullivan, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramírez 2 , R. Henry , J. Jacobs 4 , C. Gibson , O. Gutiérrez , J. Pettifer 5 , K. Estes , J. Colon , J. Mercado 2
2-out RBI: J. Pettifer , J. Colon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Gutiérrez , J. Pettifer , J. Mercado
GIDP: O. Gutiérrez , J. Colon
Sac Fly: O. Gutiérrez , K. Estes
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gutiérrez-Ramírez-Estes)
BOWLING GREEN PITCHING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
V. O'Sullivan L (10-7) 4.2 7 7 5 3 4 1 24 89 4.04   
E. Franklin 3.1 6 3 3 2 2 0 17 65 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. O'Sullivan 27
Batters Faced: V. O'Sullivan 24, E. Franklin 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. O'Sullivan 4-5, E. Franklin 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: V. O'Sullivan 89-55, E. Franklin 65-36
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Cabral W (1-0) 5.1 4 2 2 1 7 0 21 83 1.12   
S. Hood SV (3) 3.2 5 1 1 1 4 0 16 75 2.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cabral 58
Batters Faced: J. Cabral 21, S. Hood 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cabral 7-2, S. Hood 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cabral 83-51, S. Hood 75-46
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Hood 1-1
Balk: J. Cabral
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Jacobs
Ballpark: Fifth Third Ballpark
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 11076
Friday, August 14th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76