MIDWEST LEAGUE
LANSING LUGNUTS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
09/04/2025
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
LANSING LUGNUTS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
GAME ID: 12608 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lansing Lugnuts (59-76) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 8 1
West Michigan Whitecaps (94-41) 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 X 5 8 1
Dominant Performance by Jensen in West Michigan Win
The West Michigan Whitecaps knocked off the Lansing Lugnuts, 5-3, in Midwest League action at Fifth Third Ballpark. West Michigan pitcher and Breckenridge, Colorado, native Mike Jensen had an outstanding performance. The victory gives the Whitecaps a record of 94-41.

Jensen went 6.2 innings, allowing no runs on 4 hits. The West Michigan right-hander, now 7-9, has an ERA of 5.01 this season.

"Mike pumped strikes and he made good pitches when he had to," said West Michigan manager James Russell.
LANSING BATTING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Floyd CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .278 6 37
   b-W. Gordon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 2 18
S. Collins 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .353 5 69
A. Jones LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .312 16 81
M. Nicholas 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .269 13 60
W. Barnes DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .276 12 32
J. Cisneros RF 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 .267 6 40
A. Mercado SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .333 7 43
R. Mann C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .322 7 47
J. Garza 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .224 5 20
   a-S. Eldridge PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 5 24
Totals 35 3 8 3 2 15 17      
a - S. Eldridge pinch hit for J. Garza in the 9th
b - W. Gordon pinch hit for B. Floyd in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Mercado (36, 9th Inning off C. Whittemore, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Nicholas (13, 9th Inning off C. Barrera, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Jones (16, 9th Inning off C. Barrera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Collins 2 , A. Jones 4 , M. Nicholas 4 , W. Barnes , A. Mercado 3 , R. Mann
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Gordon , J. Garza
GIDP: S. Collins
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: A. Jones (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Duffy 2B, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .320 11 48
O. Matos DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .344 9 47
F. Johnson 1B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .352 11 50
C. Jacobs LF 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .276 18 72
   a-R. Gachinsky CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 4 23
T. Quintana SS 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .359 5 31
   b-S. Ford 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 1 11
T. York RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .328 5 34
M. Murillo 3B 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .286 2 15
   c-D. Babb SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321 0 17
J. Álvarez C 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .241 10 49
B. Vecchi CF, LF 3 1 2 3 0 0 2 .275 15 47
Totals 32 5 8 5 3 11 14      
a - R. Gachinsky substituted for C. Jacobs in the 7th
b - S. Ford substituted for T. Quintana in the 7th
c - D. Babb substituted for M. Murillo in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. York (9, 4th Inning off S. Collins, 3 on, 0 outs) , F. Johnson (26, 7th Inning off P. Bell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Vecchi (15, 4th Inning off S. Collins, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Johnson 4 , T. Quintana , T. York 2 , D. Babb , B. Vecchi 5
2-out RBI: B. Vecchi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Gachinsky , B. Vecchi
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Duffy (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Ford-Babb-Johnson)
LANSING PITCHING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Collins L (11-10) 3.2 5 5 5 2 8 1 71 4.61   
P. Bell 4.1 3 0 0 1 3 0 62 5.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Collins 35
Batters Faced: S. Collins 18, P. Bell 17
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Collins 1-2, P. Bell 5-5
Pitches - Strikes: S. Collins 71-47, P. Bell 62-40
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Jensen W (7-9) 6.2 4 0 0 1 11 0 97 5.01   
C. Barrera 1.1 2 2 2 1 1 2 19 4.93   
C. Whittemore SV (39) 1.0 2 1 0 0 3 0 27 2.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Jensen 76
Batters Faced: M. Jensen 25, C. Barrera 6, C. Whittemore 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Jensen 6-3, C. Barrera 2-0, C. Whittemore 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Jensen 97-67, C. Barrera 19-13, C. Whittemore 27-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Jensen
Ballpark: Fifth Third Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 11028
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