WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS (A)
6th place | 35-58, .376 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 6-4
R: 316 | RA: 438 | PAYROLL: $0
07/19/2026
BNN Index | MID | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
N. Natoli .239
   
   
   
   
TEAM LEADERS HR
J. Medina 5
R. Bustamante 4
J. Bell 3
V. Martinez 3
3 more tied with 3
TEAM LEADERS RBI
2 tied with 22
R. Bustamante 22
N. Natoli 22
B. Merlo 18
C. de Jesus 15
TEAM LEADERS W
3 tied with 3
A. Avalos 3
D. Lally 3
G. Rodriguez 3
3 tied with 2
TEAM LEADERS K
2 tied with 28
T. Gomez 28
D. Lally 28
C. DeMinico 23
2 tied with 22
WHO'S HOT?
WHO'S NOT?
P Sal Rocha 0-2, 15.19 Last 2 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Josh Stauber 6 6 1 2 0 3.45 1.40 Slightly Tired
Starter L Daniel Svoboda 6 6 1 3 0 3.21 1.40 Exhausted
Starter R Sal Rocha 6 6 0 6 0 9.23 1.78 Rested
Starter L Bob Galvan 4 3 0 3 0 5.59 1.86 Exhausted
Starter R Alan Booth 6 1 1 1 0 5.54 1.31 Tired
Long Relief R Dustin Hardy 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.12 Slightly Tired
Middle Relief R Mike Watson 3 2 0 1 0 10.80 5.40 Rested
Middle Relief L Tim Jackson 5 0 0 0 0 1.23 1.50 Slightly Tired
Middle Relief R Matt Oakland 5 0 0 0 0 2.35 1.43 Rested
Middle Relief R Alejandro Avalos 26 0 3 3 4 3.68 1.40 Exhausted
Setup R Dave Lally 26 0 3 1 0 0.48 0.83 Slightly Tired
Setup R Ken Pittman 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.67 Rested
Closer L Ricky Guzman 5 0 1 0 4 0.00 0.40 Slightly Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
33 L Bob Merlo C 35 131 41 3 18 13 10 22 .313 .357 .412 0.6
5 R Manuel Morejon C 22 76 21 1 10 10 3 12 .276 .304 .408 0.1
8 R Victor Martinez C 28 91 17 3 12 17 16 17 .187 .336 .297 0.1
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
10 R Pat Taylor SS 7 28 9 1 2 4 2 4 .321 .367 .464 0.1
44 L Luke Cappelluti 2B 32 96 27 1 7 7 7 17 .281 .364 .333 0.4
23 R Jerry Miller 3B 28 81 17 1 5 3 6 20 .210 .264 .284 -0.1
32 R Ruben Bustamante 1B 53 204 70 4 22 26 14 29 .343 .389 .475 0.9
10 R Jose Garcia 2B 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 -0.1
15 R Nate Natoli SS 81 251 60 3 22 22 13 52 .239 .275 .331 0.7
98 R Jorge Velasco 3B 10 11 2 0 0 1 2 1 .182 .308 .182 -0.1
15 R Dave Mucci 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0
21 S Cesar Gonzales 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
7 L Jose Medina CF 24 85 21 5 12 14 5 17 .247 .297 .459 0.3
7 S Jesse Bell RF 22 70 22 3 6 6 6 6 .314 .377 .486 0.5
17 L Eric Schear LF 7 28 9 0 4 5 1 4 .321 .333 .393 0.1
33 R Rico Alvarez LF 44 151 44 2 12 12 9 21 .291 .344 .384 -0.2
31 R Anton Garcia LF 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 -0.0
LINEUP VS RHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Eric Schear LF .321 0 4 4
2 R Ruben Bustamante 1B .343 4 22 1
3 R Pat Taylor DH .321 1 2 0
4 L Jose Medina CF .247 5 12 0
5 S Jesse Bell RF .314 3 6 0
6 L Bob Merlo C .313 3 18 1
7 R Nate Natoli SS .239 3 22 1
8 L Luke Cappelluti 2B .281 1 7 0
9 R Jerry Miller 3B .210 1 5 2
LINEUP VS LHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Eric Schear LF .321 0 4 4
2 R Ruben Bustamante 1B .343 4 22 1
3 R Pat Taylor DH .321 1 2 0
4 L Jose Medina CF .247 5 12 0
5 S Jesse Bell RF .314 3 6 0
6 L Bob Merlo C .313 3 18 1
7 R Nate Natoli SS .239 3 22 1
8 L Luke Cappelluti 2B .281 1 7 0
9 R Jerry Miller 3B .210 1 5 2
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Bill Theys elbow ligament reconstruction surgery 12 months 7 day(s) left
P Oscar Sandoval strained shoulder 4 days On IL, eligible for return
P Scott Sich oblique strain 3 weeks On IL, eligible for return
2B Kevin Levick fractured fibula 3 weeks On IL, eligible for return
UPCOMING GAMES
Sun 7/19
vs DAY
RHP G. Steinhilber
7-6, 3.47
Mon 7/20
vs DAY
LHP B. Frost
2-3, 3.39
Tue 7/21
@ SBE
RHP M. Guerrero
2-2, 5.67
Wed 7/22
@ SBE
RHP P. Stewart
2-1, 2.38
Thu 7/23
@ SBE
LHP D. Judge
2-0, 1.35
LINKS
Roster Ratings
News Potential Ratings
Major Transactions Leaders
Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
Personnel Fielding Stats
Schedule Detroit Tigers
NEWS
STANDINGS
East W L PCT GB
Lansing Lugnuts 60 33 .645 -
Dayton Dragons 50 43 .538 10.0
Lake County Captains 46 47 .495 14.0
Fort Wayne TinCaps 46 47 .495 14.0
Great Lakes Loons 40 53 .430 20.0
West Michigan Whitecaps 35 58 .376 25.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 35-58, .376 PCT
Position in Division 6th, 25 GB
Record at home 18-29, .383 PCT
Record on the road 17-29, .370 PCT
Record in X-inning games 5-4, .556 PCT
Record in one-run games 17-15, .531 PCT
Record versus LHP 17-21, .447 PCT
Record versus RHP 18-37, .327 PCT
Record last 10 games 6-4, .600 PCT
Record in April 6-15, .286 PCT
Record in May 12-17, .414 PCT
Record in June 6-20, .231 PCT
Record in July 11-6, .647 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .258 - 11th
On-Base Percentage .313 - 11th
Slugging Percentage .358 - 11th
On-Base + Slugging .671 - 11th
Runs Scored 316 - 12th
Hits 825 - 11th
Extra-Base Hits 193 - 11th
Home Runs 58 - tied for 11th
Bases On Balls 221 - 11th
Strikeouts 646 - 11th
Stolen Bases 27 - tied for 7th
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 4.31 - 11th
Starters' ERA 4.34 - 12th
Bullpen ERA 4.25 - 9th
Runs allowed 438 - 12th
Hits allowed 948 - 6th
Opponents AVG .289 - 9th
BABIP .322 - 6th
Home Runs allowed 78 - tied for 6th
Bases On Balls 290 - 12th
Strikeouts 513 - 12th
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