WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS (A)
1st place | 28-9, .757 PCT | M# 97 | LAST 10: 8-2
R: 209 | RA: 126 | PAYROLL: $750,000
05/20/2026
TEAM LEADERS AVG
J. Pettifer .333
J. Ramírez .320
J. Young .287
T. Garland .278
B. Vecchi .246
TEAM LEADERS HR
3 tied with 4
C. Jacobs 4
J. Ramírez 4
J. Young 4
J. Pettifer 3
TEAM LEADERS RBI
J. Pettifer 21
J. Ramírez 17
J. Young 17
B. Vecchi 16
2 tied with 15
TEAM LEADERS W
A. Quiñones 6
J. Simmons 3
J. Fuller 2
J. Gibbs 2
5 more tied with 2
TEAM LEADERS ERA
A. Quiñones 1.06
J. Harper 2.48
J. Gibbs 3.76
J. Simmons 5.82
   
TEAM LEADERS K
A. Quiñones 47
J. Harper 33
J. Gibbs 31
J. Emerson 29
J. Fuller 26
WHO'S HOT?
P Jimmy Fuller 2-0, 1.06 Last 3 games
P Jon Harper 0-1, 1.59 Last 2 games
3B José Navarro .491, 1 HR Last 17 games
CF Jeff Young .522, 1 HR Last 6 games
2B Joe Pettifer .520, 2 HR Last 7 games
WHO'S NOT?
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter L Joe Gibbs 8 8 2 2 0 3.76 1.51 Tired
Starter R Jon Harper 7 7 2 3 0 2.48 1.20 Rested
Starter R Jody Simmons 7 7 3 2 0 5.82 1.88 Rested
Starter R Jimmy Fuller 6 5 2 1 1 3.16 1.32 Rested
Starter L Joe Howard 10 0 1 0 3 0.00 1.38 Rested
Long Relief L Joe Emerson 11 0 1 0 4 0.34 0.91 Rested
Long Relief R Chad Wright 8 0 2 0 0 5.92 1.93 Rested
Middle Relief R Mike Jensen 7 0 1 0 2 0.00 1.19 Rested
Middle Relief R Robby Mitchell 10 0 2 1 0 6.26 1.98 Slightly Tired
Setup R Steve Hood 10 0 2 0 0 3.18 1.35 Rested
Closer R Aurelio González 14 0 2 0 11 4.50 1.57 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
42 R Jorge Colon C 12 45 15 1 8 9 4 11 .333 .388 .578 0.5
25 R Juan Mercado C 16 52 19 1 9 6 4 9 .365 .404 .500 0.5
21 L Kevin Franklin C 14 41 8 0 1 4 1 9 .195 .214 .220 -0.4
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
3 R José Navarro 3B 18 60 28 1 15 12 2 10 .467 .492 .767 1.1
28 R José Ramírez SS 33 150 48 4 17 26 6 25 .320 .350 .487 1.3
29 R Sergio Jara 1B 23 74 23 2 11 11 4 18 .311 .342 .446 0.1
15 S Jesús Magana 1B 25 94 23 0 9 11 2 21 .245 .263 .287 -0.9
16 R Joe Pettifer 2B 29 108 36 3 21 20 9 18 .333 .381 .519 0.7
10 R Ted Garland 2B 25 90 25 2 15 14 11 17 .278 .346 .433 0.4
32 R Mauro Castro SS 9 34 11 0 0 4 1 6 .324 .343 .353 0.2
3 R Don Robison 2B 8 12 3 0 3 2 3 0 .250 .375 .333 0.0
24 R Kevin Estes 1B 19 70 18 0 7 7 6 12 .257 .333 .329 0.0
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
13 L Jeff Young CF 33 115 33 4 17 18 10 21 .287 .359 .496 0.8
34 L Chris Jacobs RF 27 72 21 4 13 15 18 15 .292 .429 .486 0.3
4 L Balduíno Vecchi LF 32 118 29 2 16 14 17 35 .246 .346 .339 0.2
11 R Pete Yates RF 25 76 23 1 9 16 14 21 .303 .443 .474 0.3
19 L Bob Kilmartin CF 12 22 0 0 0 1 2 10 .000 .083 .000 -0.4
LINEUP VS RHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R José Ramírez SS .320 4 17 3
2 L Jeff Young CF .287 4 17 1
3 R José Navarro 3B .467 1 15 1
4 L Balduíno Vecchi LF .246 2 16 1
5 R Ted Garland 2B .278 2 15 0
6 L Chris Jacobs DH .292 4 13 1
7 R Pete Yates RF .303 1 9 0
8 S Jesús Magana 1B .245 0 9 2
9 R Jorge Colon C .333 1 8 0
LINEUP VS LHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R José Ramírez SS .320 4 17 3
2 L Jeff Young CF .287 4 17 1
3 R José Navarro 3B .467 1 15 1
4 R Ted Garland 2B .278 2 15 0
5 R Pete Yates RF .303 1 9 0
6 L Balduíno Vecchi LF .246 2 16 1
7 R Kevin Estes 1B .257 0 7 0
8 S Jesús Magana DH .245 0 9 2
9 R Jorge Colon C .333 1 8 0
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
CF Chris Gibson fractured finger 4 weeks On IL, eligible for return
P António Quiñones herniated disc (back) 1-2 weeks 5 day(s) left
P Arsenio Pelayo shoulder inflammation 3 months On IL, eligible for return
UPCOMING GAMES
Wed 5/20
@ DAY
RHP J. Johnson
1-3, 3.51
Wed 5/20
@ DAY
RHP D. Blake
2-1, 2.93
Thu 5/21
@ DAY
RHP B. Liu
1-2, 8.89
Fri 5/22
@ LCO
RHP J. Gómez
3-3, 3.95
Sat 5/23
@ LCO
LHP K. Martínez
2-1, 3.06
LINKS
Roster Ratings
News Potential Ratings
Major Transactions Leaders
Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
Personnel Fielding Stats
Schedule Detroit Tigers
NEWS
STANDINGS
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
West Michigan Whitecaps 28 9 .757 -
Lake County Captains 22 16 .579 6.5
Dayton Dragons 19 18 .514 9.0
South Bend Cubs 19 19 .500 9.5
Bowling Green Hot Rods 19 19 .500 9.5
Lansing Lugnuts 19 19 .500 9.5
Great Lakes Loons 18 20 .474 10.5
Fort Wayne TinCaps 8 30 .211 20.5
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 28-9, .757 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 14-4, .778 PCT
Record on the road 14-5, .737 PCT
Record in X-inning games 3-0, 1.000 PCT
Record in one-run games 8-4, .667 PCT
Record versus LHP 7-4, .636 PCT
Record versus RHP 21-5, .808 PCT
Record last 10 games 8-2, .800 PCT
Record in April 15-6, .714 PCT
Record in May 13-3, .813 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .300 - 6th in MID
On-Base Percentage .362 - 5th in MID
Slugging Percentage .448 - 2nd in MID
On-Base + Slugging .810 - 4th in MID
Runs Scored 209 - 4th in MID
Hits 406 - 8th in MID
Extra-Base Hits 127 - 2nd in MID
Home Runs 29 - 2nd in MID
Bases On Balls 124 - 7th in MID
Strikeouts 280 - 7th in MID
Stolen Bases 18 - 1st in MID
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.14 - 1st in MID
Starters' ERA 3.16 - 1st in MID
Bullpen ERA 3.10 - 2nd in MID
Runs allowed 126 - 1st in MID
Hits allowed 356 - 1st in MID
Opponents AVG .269 - 1st in MID
BABIP .343 - 4th in MID
Home Runs allowed 5 - 1st in MID
Bases On Balls 113 - tied for 4th in MID
Strikeouts 307 - 6th in MID
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