MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT SOUTH BEND CUBS
06/18/2110
 
MIDWEST LEAGUE
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT SOUTH BEND CUBS
GAME ID: 9562 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Michigan Whitecaps (34-32) 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0
South Bend Cubs (33-33) 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 X 6 6 0
Stirling Lifts Cubs to 6-5 Triumph
Behind the hitting of Phil Stirling, the South Bend Cubs defeated the West Michigan Whitecaps, 6-5. Stirling was 3 for 3 with a home run, a double, and was hit by a pitch. He drove in 4 runs and scored once for the Cubs. Fernan Lameiras picked up the win in relief for South Bend, while Steve Exner took the loss. Picking up his 15th save was 22-year old right-handed pitcher Ryan LaBrasca.

Had Stirling not come through in the bottom of the seventh, who knows how the game would've ended? But with two down, Stirling hit a grand slam home run. The Cubs took the lead, 6-5, and never looked back.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said West Michigan manager Noah Fourie. "But we decided not to take it."

The Cubs raised their record to 33-33.
WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Wray 2B 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .298 0 4
C. Dean SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .333 2 15
L. Cruz LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .261 5 26
R. Roberts 1B, 3B 4 1 1 3 0 1 3 .279 4 29
D. Ellington DH 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .283 4 21
J. Vaughn CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 2 11
Z. Burgess RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .243 5 30
   a-M. Garduno PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .301 7 21
   c-J. Holmes RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0
N. Bell 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .216 0 7
   b-C. Grise PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .319 2 20
A. Torres C 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .322 0 19
Totals 30 5 3 5 8 6 11      
a - M. Garduno pinch hit for Z. Burgess in the 8th
b - C. Grise pinch hit for N. Bell in the 8th
c - J. Holmes substituted for M. Garduno in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: R. Roberts (1, 3rd Inning off F. Barrientos, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Ellington (4, 3rd Inning off F. Barrientos, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Cruz , R. Roberts 3 , D. Ellington 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Roberts 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Cruz (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Torres-Wray)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Tucker LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .234 5 27
P. Stirling 3B 3 1 3 4 0 0 0 .236 3 18
A. James RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .242 4 26
A. Rustay 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .261 8 37
P. Welde DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282 3 15
G. Nesmith 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .224 1 16
D. Mercedes SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .249 6 17
J. Bogan C 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .444 0 0
N. Barr CF 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .225 3 14
Totals 29 6 6 5 2 8 10      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Stirling (14, 3rd Inning off S. Exner, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Bogan (1, 3rd Inning off S. Exner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Stirling (3, 7th Inning off S. Exner, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Stirling 7 , G. Nesmith , J. Bogan 4
2-out RBI: P. Stirling
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. James , A. Rustay
Hit by Pitch: P. Stirling , N. Barr
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Stirling (10) , G. Nesmith (7)
CS: P. Stirling (7)
WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Exner L (0-8) 6.2 6 6 6 2 6 1 109 7.69   
J. Harris 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 2.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Exner 42
Batters Faced: S. Exner 29, J. Harris 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Exner 4-9, J. Harris 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Exner 109-60, J. Harris 18-11
Hit Batsmen: S. Exner 2
Balk: S. Exner
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Barrientos 3.1 3 5 5 5 3 1 73 4.48   
F. Lameiras W (2-1) 3.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 55 3.86   
R. LaBrasca SV (15) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 1.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Barrientos 30
Batters Faced: F. Barrientos 18, F. Lameiras 13, R. LaBrasca 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Barrientos 7-0, F. Lameiras 4-5, R. LaBrasca 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: F. Barrientos 73-38, F. Lameiras 55-36, R. LaBrasca 21-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Lameiras 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Phil Stirling
Ballpark: Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 4970
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