WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS (A)
1st place | 78-25, .757 PCT | M# 19 | LAST 10: 7-3
R: 657 | RA: 348 | PAYROLL: $0
08/01/2026
BNN Index | MID | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
T. Garland .350
J. Pettifer .344
J. Ramírez .341
J. Young .316
B. Vecchi .201
TEAM LEADERS HR
J. Ramírez 9
T. Garland 8
S. Jara 8
P. Yates 8
2 tied with 6
TEAM LEADERS RBI
T. Garland 55
J. Pettifer 53
J. Ramírez 51
P. Yates 45
J. Young 43
TEAM LEADERS W
J. Gibbs 11
C. Wright 8
A. Quiñones 7
J. Simmons 7
3 tied with 6
TEAM LEADERS ERA
J. Gibbs 2.28
J. Harper 3.05
J. Fuller 3.08
J. Simmons 4.60
   
TEAM LEADERS K
J. Gibbs 105
J. Harper 87
J. Fuller 86
C. Wright 74
J. Emerson 69
WHO'S HOT?
P Joe Gibbs 1-0, 0.00 Last 2 games
P Jimmy Fuller 1-0, 0.82 Last 3 games
P Thad Kennedy 1-0, 1.42 Last 2 games
P Jody Simmons 2-0, 0.84 Last 2 games
C Jorge Colon .473, 3 HR Last 19 games
LF Chris Gibson .486, 2 HR Last 12 games
3B Sergio Jara .417, 3 HR Last 6 games
WHO'S NOT?
LF Balduíno Vecchi .130, 0 HR Last 16 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R José Cabral 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Starter L Joe Gibbs 21 21 11 2 0 2.28 1.30 Exhausted
Starter R Thad Kennedy 9 9 4 1 0 3.09 1.44 Slightly Tired
Starter R Jody Simmons 19 17 7 6 0 4.60 1.67 Rested
Starter L Joe Howard 23 3 4 1 4 1.37 1.24 Tired
Long Relief L Joe Emerson 29 0 5 0 7 2.91 1.32 Rested
Long Relief R Chad Wright 23 0 8 1 0 4.06 1.54 Exhausted
Middle Relief R Robby Mitchell 24 0 3 2 1 4.06 1.73 Rested
Middle Relief R Mike Jensen 21 0 6 2 3 3.58 1.64 Tired
Middle Relief R Steve Hood 24 0 6 1 2 2.64 1.24 Rested
Setup R Jimmy Fuller 19 17 4 1 1 3.08 1.32 Rested
Closer R Aurelio González 40 0 5 2 29 3.12 1.25 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
25 R Juan Mercado C 59 206 64 6 39 25 14 39 .311 .348 .490 0.9
42 R Jorge Colon C 39 147 57 5 29 25 10 31 .388 .424 .619 1.8
21 L Kevin Franklin C 40 124 32 0 13 20 9 26 .258 .313 .298 -0.2
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
28 R José Ramírez SS 91 419 143 9 51 74 19 75 .341 .377 .487 4.3
45 R Orlando Gutiérrez 2B 10 38 9 3 8 6 4 10 .237 .318 .526 0.3
10 R Ted Garland 1B 75 303 106 8 55 54 28 58 .350 .399 .525 2.5
3 R Don Robison 2B 31 61 21 2 13 7 8 9 .344 .423 .541 0.6
24 R Kevin Estes 1B 44 138 36 0 15 14 12 24 .261 .325 .326 -0.4
29 R Sergio Jara 3B 62 178 56 8 34 27 13 36 .315 .364 .528 1.0
32 R Mauro Castro 1B 47 176 55 1 18 20 10 36 .312 .349 .403 0.4
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
6 L Joe Jacobs CF 52 214 70 3 35 40 16 46 .327 .374 .453 1.2
45 L Chris Gibson LF 49 171 70 4 30 30 16 30 .409 .458 .538 1.9
16 R Joe Pettifer RF 85 334 115 5 53 66 29 50 .344 .399 .488 2.3
4 L Balduíno Vecchi LF 85 249 50 5 30 34 34 72 .201 .297 .297 -1.0
11 R Pete Yates RF 56 197 65 8 45 42 26 47 .330 .427 .553 1.4
19 L Bob Kilmartin CF 28 38 3 0 0 4 4 14 .079 .167 .079 -0.6
LINEUP VS RHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R José Ramírez SS .341 9 51 5
2 R Orlando Gutiérrez 2B .237 3 8 0
3 L Joe Jacobs CF .327 3 35 4
4 R Ted Garland 1B .350 8 55 0
5 R Pete Yates RF .330 8 45 1
6 L Chris Gibson LF .409 4 30 6
7 R Sergio Jara 3B .315 8 34 0
8 R Jorge Colon C .388 5 29 0
9 R Juan Mercado DH .311 6 39 1
LINEUP VS LHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Joe Jacobs CF .327 3 35 4
2 R José Ramírez SS .341 9 51 5
3 R Ted Garland 1B .350 8 55 0
4 R Sergio Jara 3B .315 8 34 0
5 L Chris Gibson LF .409 4 30 6
6 R Orlando Gutiérrez 2B .237 3 8 0
7 R Pete Yates RF .330 8 45 1
8 R Jorge Colon C .388 5 29 0
9 R Juan Mercado DH .311 6 39 1
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
CF Jeff Young hamstring strain 2 weeks On IL, eligible for return
RF Rusty Henry torn ankle ligaments 5 days On IL, eligible for return
P Arsenio Pelayo shoulder inflammation 2-3 weeks On IL, eligible for return
P Jon Harper strained back DtD, 1 day On IL, eligible for return
P António Quiñones fractured elbow 3 months On IL, eligible for return
UPCOMING GAMES
Sat 8/1
vs SBE
RHP M. Kerklaan
3-9, 4.70
Sun 8/2
vs SBE
LHP R. Saro
8-7, 4.18
Mon 8/3
vs SBE
RHP E. Green
8-10, 4.60
Tue 8/4
vs SBE
RHP R. Vargas
1-7, 6.31
Wed 8/5
@ FWA
RHP R. Whelan
1-10, 6.64
LINKS
Roster Ratings
News Potential Ratings
Major Transactions Leaders
Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
Personnel Fielding Stats
Schedule Detroit Tigers
NEWS
STANDINGS
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
West Michigan Whitecaps 78 25 .757 -
Bowling Green Hot Rods 59 44 .573 19.0
Lansing Lugnuts 57 46 .553 21.0
Lake County Captains 54 49 .524 24.0
Great Lakes Loons 51 52 .495 27.0
Dayton Dragons 49 54 .476 29.0
South Bend Cubs 42 61 .408 36.0
Fort Wayne TinCaps 23 80 .223 55.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 78-25, .757 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 36-13, .735 PCT
Record on the road 42-12, .778 PCT
Record in X-inning games 7-1, .875 PCT
Record in one-run games 14-9, .609 PCT
Record versus LHP 20-8, .714 PCT
Record versus RHP 58-17, .773 PCT
Record last 10 games 7-3, .700 PCT
Record in April 15-6, .714 PCT
Record in May 21-8, .724 PCT
Record in June 22-4, .846 PCT
Record in July 20-7, .741 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .325 - 1st in MID
On-Base Percentage .380 - 1st in MID
Slugging Percentage .471 - 1st in MID
On-Base + Slugging .851 - 1st in MID
Runs Scored 657 - 1st in MID
Hits 1264 - 1st in MID
Extra-Base Hits 366 - 1st in MID
Home Runs 87 - 1st in MID
Bases On Balls 336 - 8th in MID
Strikeouts 759 - 4th in MID
Stolen Bases 61 - 1st in MID
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.10 - 1st in MID
Starters' ERA 3.05 - 1st in MID
Bullpen ERA 3.17 - 1st in MID
Runs allowed 348 - 1st in MID
Hits allowed 1023 - 1st in MID
Opponents AVG .275 - 1st in MID
BABIP .351 - 4th in MID
Home Runs allowed 19 - 1st in MID
Bases On Balls 272 - 1st in MID
Strikeouts 874 - 3rd in MID
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