MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT BURLINGTON BEES
07/22/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT BURLINGTON BEES
GAME ID: 9814 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Michigan Whitecaps (73-22) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 13 1
Burlington Bees (35-59) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 1
Burlington Sent Home with 4-1 Loss
In the 4-1 West Michigan win over Burlington, the impact of Sergio Jara was substantial. Jara was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs. West Michigan pitcher Jody Simmons earned the win, hiking his record to 6-6. Ed Anderson suffered the loss. West Michigan goes to 73-22. The win puts them 19 games up in their division.

Kevin Estes had a direct impact on the outcome. Estes contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the fifth inning to put West Michigan up, 3-1.

"It feels good to get this one," Estes told the West Michigan Times.
WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE BURLINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jacobs CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .313 2 33
   a-B. Kilmartin CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
J. Ramírez SS 5 0 3 1 0 1 2 .339 8 46
B. Vecchi LF 3 0 0 0 2 3 5 .207 5 27
C. Gibson RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .401 3 26
K. Estes 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .252 0 14
O. Gutiérrez 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .333 1 1
S. Jara 3B 5 2 3 1 0 1 3 .317 7 32
M. Castro DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .306 0 12
J. Colon C 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 .396 5 29
Totals 39 4 13 4 3 14 28      
a - B. Kilmartin substituted for J. Jacobs in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Colon (19, 5th Inning off E. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Jara (12, 8th Inning off P. Terry, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Jara (7, 2nd Inning off E. Anderson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Jacobs 2 , J. Ramírez 3 , K. Estes , S. Jara 7 , M. Castro , J. Colon 4
2-out RBI: J. Jacobs , S. Jara
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Vecchi , O. Gutiérrez , M. Castro
GIDP: S. Jara
Sac Fly: K. Estes
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: S. Jara (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Gutiérrez-Ramírez-Estes)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Waller RF 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 .270 4 27
M. Davis 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .307 4 26
S. Lucas C 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .297 4 28
E. Sánchez 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .228 5 24
J. Rodríguez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 2 3 .336 3 16
D. Whitehead CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .229 2 23
S. Lacrosse SS 4 0 0 1 0 2 3 .221 0 20
V. Duffin LF 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .174 3 14
J. Salinas DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 2 21
Totals 34 1 9 1 2 9 21      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Lucas (13, 3rd Inning off J. Simmons, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Rodríguez (11, 6th Inning off J. Simmons, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Whitehead (18, 8th Inning off J. Howard, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Waller 3 , M. Davis , S. Lucas 2 , E. Sánchez , J. Rodríguez 3 , D. Whitehead 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Sánchez , J. Rodríguez , S. Lacrosse , V. Duffin 2
GIDP: S. Lucas
Sac Bunt: D. Whitehead
Hit by Pitch: E. Sánchez
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: M. Davis (14)
Double Plays: 1 (Lacrosse-Lucas-Sánchez)
WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE BURLINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Simmons W (6-6) 5.1 7 1 1 1 4 0 23 87 4.90   
J. Howard H (7) 2.2 2 0 0 1 5 0 12 53 0.67   
A. González SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 2.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Simmons 53
Batters Faced: J. Simmons 23, J. Howard 12, A. González 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Simmons 4-6, J. Howard 2-1, A. González 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Simmons 87-51, J. Howard 53-35, A. González 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Howard 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Simmons
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Anderson L (5-5) 4.0 8 3 3 1 7 1 21 95 2.95   
P. Terry 4.0 5 1 1 1 7 0 18 69 4.06   
J. Vásquez 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 17 7.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Anderson 40
Batters Faced: E. Anderson 21, P. Terry 18, J. Vásquez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Anderson 0-5, P. Terry 1-4, J. Vásquez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Anderson 95-56, P. Terry 69-47, J. Vásquez 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Terry 3-1 , J. Vásquez 1-0
WP: P. Terry , J. Vásquez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sergio Jara
Ballpark: Community Field
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 8:00 PM ET
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 2621
Wednesday, July 22nd , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.3 Build 68