MIDWEST LEAGUE
GREAT LAKES LOONS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
04/27/2026
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
GREAT LAKES LOONS AT WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
GAME ID: 9199 - MONDAY, APRIL 27TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Great Lakes Loons (10-8) 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 4 1 13 13 2
West Michigan Whitecaps (12-6) 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 14 2
Great Lakes Beats West Michigan, 13-5
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the Great Lakes Loons and West Michigan Whitecaps.

The Great Lakes Loons beat the West Michigan Whitecaps, 13-5, at Fifth Third Ballpark. The Loons got a fine performance from shortstop Jorge Rivera, who was 3 for 5 with a double and 2 singles. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2. Josh Ford was the winner. Over 6.2 innings, he yielded 5 runs on 12 hits, with 1 walk and 4 strikeouts.

In the top of the fifth, Great Lakes first baseman Greg Henderson had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and one out, Henderson stroked a run-scoring single to right-center. It made the score 4-2, Great Lakes. For the game, he was 1-5.

"A great game, a great day," said Henderson about the win. "I can't complain."

The loss drops the Whitecaps to 12-6.
GREAT LAKES BATTING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Peters 3B 5 2 1 1 1 1 2 .200 0 2
W. Bruce CF 6 1 1 2 0 0 5 .250 0 2
J. Hamilton LF 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 .254 1 8
J. García DH 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .298 0 5
R. Walls 2B 4 0 2 2 1 1 3 .309 0 13
G. Henderson 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .270 1 9
J. Rivera SS 5 3 3 2 0 1 1 .324 3 19
D. Lovett RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .417 1 7
D. Frey C 5 2 2 2 0 2 1 .444 0 4
Totals 39 13 13 12 6 8 22      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Lovett (4, 3rd Inning off J. Fuller, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Peters (2, 5th Inning off J. Fuller, 2 on, 0 outs) , W. Bruce (1, 5th Inning off R. Mitchell, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Rivera (2, 5th Inning off R. Mitchell, 3 on, 1 out) , D. Frey (2, 8th Inning off C. Wright, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Walls (8, 8th Inning off C. Wright, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Peters 2 , W. Bruce 2 , J. Hamilton , R. Walls 3 , G. Henderson , J. Rivera 4 , D. Lovett 3 , D. Frey 3
2-out RBI: J. Hamilton , R. Walls
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. García , G. Henderson
GIDP: J. Rivera
Sac Fly: D. Lovett
Hit by Pitch: J. Hamilton
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Rivera (1)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Henderson (1) , J. Rivera (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Walls-Rivera-Henderson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Gibson CF 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .500 1 6
J. Navarro SS 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .333 0 2
   a-D. Robison PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 1
J. Young LF 5 0 0 1 0 0 3 .200 2 5
S. Jara 3B 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .364 0 2
P. Yates RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .366 1 4
J. Pettifer 2B, SS 5 0 0 1 0 2 6 .250 1 7
K. Estes 1B 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .255 0 3
J. Magana DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .262 0 5
K. Franklin C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .200 0 1
Totals 41 5 14 5 2 8 23      
a - D. Robison pinch hit for J. Navarro in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Estes (4, 4th Inning off J. Ford, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Yates (6, 7th Inning off J. Ford, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Navarro (1, 7th Inning off J. Ford, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Gibson 3 , J. Navarro 4 , S. Jara 4 , P. Yates 2 , K. Estes 3 , J. Magana 2
2-out RBI: S. Jara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Young 2 , P. Yates , J. Pettifer , K. Estes
GIDP: C. Gibson
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Gibson (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Jara (2) , P. Yates (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Navarro-Pettifer-Estes, Navarro-Estes)
GREAT LAKES PITCHING LINESCORE WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Ford W (2-0) 6.2 12 5 4 1 4 0 33 110 4.39   
F. Gambetta SV (1) 2.1 2 0 0 1 4 0 10 43 5.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ford 35
Batters Faced: J. Ford 33, F. Gambetta 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ford 8-6, F. Gambetta 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ford 110-69, F. Gambetta 43-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Gambetta 1-0
WP: F. Gambetta
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Fuller L (0-1) 4.0 4 3 3 2 4 0 19 83 7.27   
R. Mitchell 1.0 3 5 5 2 1 0 8 29 5.29   
C. Wright 4.0 6 5 4 2 3 0 20 68 5.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fuller 44
Batters Faced: J. Fuller 19, R. Mitchell 8, C. Wright 20
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fuller 2-5, R. Mitchell 0-2, C. Wright 7-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fuller 83-51, R. Mitchell 29-14, C. Wright 68-38
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Mitchell 2-2
WP: R. Mitchell , C. Wright
Hit Batsmen: J. Fuller
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Rivera
Ballpark: Fifth Third Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 11043
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