MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT SOUTH BEND CUBS
08/26/2025
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT SOUTH BEND CUBS
GAME ID: 10069 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Michigan Whitecaps (87-40) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 6 1
South Bend Cubs (70-57) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2
Whitecaps Pick Up 4-1 Win Against South Bend
West Michigan beat South Bend on the strength of starting pitcher Spike Kimball's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 4-1. Kimball yielded 1 run over 7 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 0, and struck out 5. His record improves to 13-4. Chris Whittemore earned the save for West Michigan, his 35th of the year.

Jim Duffy, who is tied for 6th in the MID with a .912 OPS, had a direct impact on the outcome. Duffy contributed a 2-run single in the top of the fifth inning to put West Michigan up, 4-1.

"I was able to fill up the zone," said Kimball.

West Michigan improves to 87-40 with the win. They lead their division by 17 games.
WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Duffy 3B 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .338 11 47
O. Matos DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .347 9 46
F. Johnson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .349 10 46
C. Jacobs LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .275 16 63
   a-R. Gachinsky RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .317 4 23
T. Quintana 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .347 5 27
T. York RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .335 4 28
   b-S. Ford CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .329 1 11
M. Murillo SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .290 1 10
   c-D. Babb SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .328 0 17
J. Álvarez C 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 .243 9 45
   d-J. Montoya C 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .221 3 12
B. Vecchi CF, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .273 14 42
Totals 33 4 6 4 3 11 17      
a - R. Gachinsky substituted for C. Jacobs in the 7th
b - S. Ford substituted for T. York in the 7th
c - D. Babb substituted for M. Murillo in the 7th
d - J. Montoya substituted for J. Álvarez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Quintana (10, 5th Inning off S. Acosta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Jacobs (16, 5th Inning off S. Acosta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Duffy 2 , O. Matos , C. Jacobs 4 , T. Quintana 2 , M. Murillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Johnson , T. Quintana , B. Vecchi
GIDP: J. Montoya
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Ford (19)
CS: M. Murillo (1)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Johnson (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Duffy-Quintana-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. McGillivantic 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .265 12 50
   a-H. Porter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 8 49
   b-D. Hall 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 1
R. Paz LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .268 9 54
C. Allen RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .322 9 63
Z. Kennedy 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .339 7 62
P. Lind CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .338 20 63
J. Cortéz DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .296 2 38
B. Lambert C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .309 2 16
B. Jarvis 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .204 0 16
C. Gray SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .266 1 13
Totals 33 1 6 1 1 8 14      
a - H. Porter pinch hit for D. McGillivantic in the 8th
b - D. Hall substituted for H. Porter in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. McGillivantic , Z. Kennedy , P. Lind , J. Cortéz , B. Lambert , C. Gray
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Gray
GIDP: R. Paz
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: S. Acosta (1) , D. McGillivantic (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Gray-Jarvis-Hall)
WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kimball W (13-4) 7.0 6 1 0 0 5 0 97 3.08   
C. Whittemore SV (35) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 26 2.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kimball 68
Batters Faced: S. Kimball 27, C. Whittemore 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kimball 12-3, C. Whittemore 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kimball 97-64, C. Whittemore 26-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Whittemore 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Acosta L (5-2) 5.1 3 4 2 1 7 1 81 4.61   
G. Hughes 3.2 3 0 0 2 4 0 55 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Acosta 56
Batters Faced: S. Acosta 22, G. Hughes 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Acosta 4-5, G. Hughes 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Acosta 81-53, G. Hughes 55-30
WP: G. Hughes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Spike Kimball
Ballpark: Stanley Coveleski Regional Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 4919
Tuesday, August 26th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.6 Build 73