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Weekly Team Power Rankings
Monday, June 1st , 2026
Here are the current team power rankings for Midwest League:

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) West Michigan Whitecaps (132.6, o)
2) Bowling Green Hot Rods (113.4, +)
3) Beloit Snappers (109.4, -)
4) Cedar Rapids Kernels (103.4, +)
5) Quad Cities River Bandits (102.6, ++)
6) Lansing Lugnuts (100.2, +)
7) Lake County Captains (98.2, -)
8) Dayton Dragons (93.0, ++)
9) Great Lakes Loons (91.0, ++)
10) Kane County Cougars (87.0, --)
11) Clinton LumberKings (85.0, --)
12) Peoria Chiefs (78.6, ++)
13) Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (76.2, -)
14) Burlington Bees (73.2, o)
15) South Bend Cubs (66.2, --)
16) Fort Wayne TinCaps (25.0, o)
Bowling Green's Canavan MID Top Pitcher
Monday, June 1st , 2026
May's premier pitcher was Jake Canavan of Bowling Green Hot Rods. He pulverized Midwest League hitters all month long and picked up the Pitcher of the Month award. The Hot Rods star hurler fashioned a 4-0 record en route to the honor.

He had 23 strikeouts in 36.1 innings and compiled a 1.98 ERA. Other clubs hit .213 against him.

Looking at his season stats, Canavan has won 6 and lost 4, collecting 43 strikeouts and 17 walks in 61.2 innings with a 4.38 ERA.
Beloit Third Baseman MID's Best Batter in May
Monday, June 1st , 2026
Hank Hembrow made his presence known as one of the best young stars in the Midwest League this past month.

The Beloit Snappers third baseman shined through the month of May and has won the Batter of the Month award.

The 25-year-old hit .477 with 3 home runs, 19 RBIs and 15 runs scored.

Hembrow has collected 41 hits for the Snappers this year, 3 of them home runs. He has also netted 19 RBIs and scored 15 runs while batting .477.
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
Dave Robinson - INL
.390
2 Bob Dyer CHT .387
3 Chris Jones BGN .384
4 Xinpeng Tse QUC .378
5 2 tied with   .376
LEAGUE LEADERS HR
2 tied with
8
1 Alex Davis SBE 8
1 Daniel Vega FWA 8
3 Norberto Muñóz KAN 7
4 6 tied with   6
LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
Phil Lind - SBE
40
2 Jorge Rivera GLK 35
3 Juan Núñez BAK 34
3 Daniel Vega FWA 34
5 2 tied with   33
LEAGUE LEADERS W
7 tied with
6
1 Mike Adams BEL 6
1 Ignacio Benítez LAN 6
1 Jake Canavan BGN 6
1 4 more tied with   6
LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
Chris Mack - BRE
1.47
2 António Quiñones WMI 1.48
3 Dominic Blake DAY 2.03
4 Ron Lyons LCO 2.31
5 Iván Montoya KAN 2.43
LEAGUE LEADERS K
Ed Green - SBE
78
2 Bob Davis LAN 75
3 Dominic Crow BRE 71
4 Mike Kirby BAK 69
5 2 tied with   66
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STANDINGS
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
West Michigan Whitecaps 36 14 .720 -
Bowling Green Hot Rods 29 21 .580 7.0
Lansing Lugnuts 27 23 .540 9.0
Lake County Captains 27 23 .540 9.0
Great Lakes Loons 25 25 .500 11.0
Dayton Dragons 25 25 .500 11.0
South Bend Cubs 22 28 .440 14.0
Fort Wayne TinCaps 10 40 .200 26.0
Western Division W L PCT GB
Cedar Rapids Kernels 29 21 .580 -
Beloit Snappers 29 21 .580 -
Quad Cities River Bandits 26 24 .520 3.0
Kane County Cougars 25 25 .500 4.0
Clinton LumberKings 25 25 .500 4.0
Burlington Bees 22 28 .440 7.0
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 22 28 .440 7.0
Peoria Chiefs 21 29 .420 8.0
YESTERDAY'S GAMES -
Away Team Home Team Result Time Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher
South Bend Lake County 0-9 7:05 PM ET J.Cruz (4-2, 4.09 ERA) A.Maddox (1-4, 4.04 ERA)
Dayton Fort Wayne 2-0 2:05 PM ET B.Liu (3-3, 7.30 ERA) J.Aloniz (1-3, 4.25 ERA)
Burlington Quad Cities 1-5 3:00 PM ET J.Saucedo (2-7, 7.24 ERA) E.Anderson (3-3, 2.90 ERA)
Clinton Peoria 5-8 3:05 PM ET J.Vázquez (1-2, 6.39 ERA) D.Brown (0-1, 20.25 ERA)
Wisconsin Beloit 1-7 1:05 PM ET M.Adams (6-3, 3.03 ERA) C.Ramsey (1-1, 4.30 ERA)
Bowling Green Great Lakes 8-5 7:35 PM ET E.Franklin (2-0, 7.63 ERA) F.Gambetta (5-3, 3.25 ERA)
Kane County Cedar Rapids 9-4 7:05 PM ET M.Terry (5-4, 3.61 ERA) J.Peterson (4-2, 5.11 ERA)
Lansing West Michigan 5-6 7:35 PM ET A.González (3-0, 4.05 ERA) D.Abbott (0-4, 4.26 ERA)
TODAY'S GAMES -
Away Team Home Team Time Starting Pitcher Away Team Starting Pitcher Home Team
Dayton (25-25, Road: 12-16) Fort Wayne (10-40, Home: 7-18) 1:00 PM ET RHP I.Wilhelm (3-3, 4.32 ERA) RHP D.Ávila (1-2, 4.74 ERA)
Clinton (25-25, Road: 11-14) Peoria (21-29, Home: 14-11) 7:05 PM ET LHP B.Barrera (1-1, 4.10 ERA) RHP V.Márquez (1-2, 4.74 ERA)
Lansing (27-23, Road: 10-15) West Michigan (36-14, Home: 18-7) 1:05 PM ET RHP D.Nelson (0-1, 2.70 ERA) RHP J.Harper (3-4, 2.98 ERA)
South Bend (22-28, Road: 7-18) Lake County (27-23, Home: 19-9) 1:05 PM ET RHP E.Green (6-6, 5.28 ERA) RHP J.Gómez (3-5, 5.05 ERA)
Kane County (25-25, Road: 10-15) Cedar Rapids (29-21, Home: 15-10) 7:05 PM ET RHP G.Peterson (1-4, 3.91 ERA) LHP S.Turner (5-2, 2.79 ERA)
Bowling Green (29-21, Road: 10-15) Great Lakes (25-25, Home: 15-10) 2:05 PM ET LHP C.Yoder (0-0, 0.00 ERA) LHP B.Marín (0-7, 5.33 ERA)
Burlington (22-28, Road: 8-17) Quad Cities (26-24, Home: 17-8) 7:35 PM ET RHP E.McIntyre (0-2, 7.65 ERA) LHP J.Ruíz (2-0, 2.45 ERA)
Wisconsin (22-28, Road: 8-17) Beloit (29-21, Home: 17-8) 7:05 PM ET RHP K.Alford (2-1, 4.61 ERA) RHP B.Whitfield (3-4, 3.99 ERA)
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