MIDWEST LEAGUE
LANSING LUGNUTS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
09/05/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
LANSING LUGNUTS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
GAME ID: 12627 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lansing Lugnuts (69-68) 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 7 12 0
West Michigan Whitecaps (103-34) 0 0 0 3 2 1 2 4 X 12 21 1
Estes goes 3-for-5, Whitecaps Move to 103-34
The West Michigan Whitecaps beat the Lansing Lugnuts by a score of 12-7. West Michigan first baseman Kevin Estes deserved the lion's share of the credit. Estes was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 3 and driving in 4 for the Whitecaps. West Michigan pitcher Sandy Lowe earned the win, hiking his record to 1-0. Dan McLeod suffered the loss. The Eastern Division-leading Whitecaps have a record of 103-34.

Garry Bishop chipped in for West Michigan, stroking a crucial run-scoring single in the bottom of the seventh inning. For the game, the designated hitter went 2 for 4 with 2 singles and was hit by a pitch.

"It was great to come out and swing the bats," Estes told the West Michigan Times.
LANSING BATTING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Marchant CF 5 2 2 0 0 2 2 .312 7 53
B. Shirley 3B 4 1 1 2 1 2 0 .305 4 61
J. Vance 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .290 5 44
J. Valentín 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .271 2 33
L. Allen DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 .300 6 38
B. Benton RF 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .275 9 35
K. Lewis SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .257 6 48
G. Wright C 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 .292 5 30
A. León LF 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .292 3 34
Totals 36 7 12 7 4 10 22      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Shirley (29, 3rd Inning off J. Harper, 3 on, 0 outs) , J. Vance (21, 5th Inning off J. Harper, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Wright (5, 4th Inning off J. Harper, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Marchant 2 , B. Shirley 2 , J. Vance 3 , L. Allen 2 , B. Benton 2 , G. Wright 5 , A. León
2-out RBI: G. Wright
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Marchant , L. Allen , K. Lewis
Sac Fly: J. Valentín , L. Allen
Hit by Pitch: J. Valentín
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Benton(Mercado at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pettifer 2B 5 1 3 1 1 0 2 .353 6 69
J. Ramírez SS 6 0 2 1 0 1 5 .342 11 70
J. Young CF 5 1 1 0 1 0 6 .299 6 52
T. Garland 3B 4 1 1 1 0 3 5 .339 9 65
P. Yates RF 5 2 4 1 0 0 2 .327 10 57
J. Jacobs LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .357 4 55
K. Estes 1B 5 3 3 4 0 1 2 .297 1 23
G. Bishop DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .246 2 5
J. Mercado C 4 1 3 2 1 0 1 .315 7 48
Totals 43 12 21 12 3 6 27      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Yates 3 (27, 4th Inning off J. Ríos, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off J. Ríos, 2 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off B. Thomas, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Estes (13, 7th Inning off D. McLeod, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Mercado (23, 8th Inning off B. Thomas, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Estes (1, 4th Inning off J. Ríos, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Pettifer 3 , J. Ramírez 2 , J. Young , T. Garland , P. Yates 7 , J. Jacobs 2 , K. Estes 7 , G. Bishop 2 , J. Mercado 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ramírez , J. Young 2 , T. Garland , P. Yates , G. Bishop
Sac Fly: T. Garland
Hit by Pitch: G. Bishop
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Pettifer (21)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Jacobs (2)
OF assists: 2 (Yates(Vance at 3rd base), Jacobs(Benton at home))
LANSING PITCHING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Ríos 5.0 8 5 5 2 5 1 26 83 4.27   
D. McLeod L (3-5), BS (4) 1.1 8 3 3 1 0 0 12 39 5.28   
B. Thomas 1.0 5 4 4 0 1 0 8 29 4.93   
D. Thompson 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ríos 34
Batters Faced: J. Ríos 26, D. McLeod 12, B. Thomas 8, D. Thompson 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ríos 6-4, D. McLeod 0-3, B. Thomas 1-1, D. Thompson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ríos 83-54, D. McLeod 39-24, B. Thomas 29-17, D. Thompson 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Thomas 3-0 , D. Thompson 2-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Ríos
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Harper 4.1 7 6 5 1 7 1 22 89 3.20   
S. Lowe W (1-0) 4.2 5 1 1 3 3 0 21 86 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Harper 33
Batters Faced: J. Harper 22, S. Lowe 21
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Harper 2-3, S. Lowe 6-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Harper 89-54, S. Lowe 86-52
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Lowe 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Harper
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Estes
Ballpark: Fifth Third Ballpark
Weather: Rain (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 11034
Saturday, September 5th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76