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Lugnuts at WhitecapsLansing
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Comstock Park
Whitecaps
Post Game SummaryStat Savant
atLugnuts at WhitecapsJackson Strong put the Whitecaps ahead with an early homer and West Michigan never looked back, cruising to a 5-3 win over Lansing. Beau Ankeney went 2-for-4 with a pair of long balls and three RBIs to lead the charge. The Whitecaps host the Lugnuts again on Saturday.
Strong connected on a fly ball to right center in the bottom of the first to give West Michigan an early lead that would prove decisive.
Ankeney went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs to power the Whitecaps offense, while the team outhomered Lansing 4-0 on the night.
West Michigan improved to 51-59 with the victory, while the Lugnuts fell to 48-61.
The Whitecaps are losers of 5 straight, 4-6 over their last 10. The Lugnuts are losers of 2 straight, 5-5 over their last 10.
The Whitecaps are up next home vs Chiefs (Aug 27-29). The Lugnuts are up next at Loons (Aug 27-29).
Ranked by win probability added: how far each player's plays moved this game's odds, not how their box-score line reads. A single with the bases loaded in the ninth outranks a home run in a blowout, because that is what actually decided it.
Whitecaps to winHitRuns by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANLansing Lugnuts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| WMComstock Park Whitecaps | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Sprague-Lott 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Naylor DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Breyson Guedez LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Bucciero 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jake Reinisch RF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro Pineda RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Fien 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gunner Gouldsmith SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Arendt 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Logan Sauve C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Green Jr. CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Samuel Dutton P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley Huge P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Myers P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Dutton | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Riley Huge | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Myers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| T9 | WM 100.0 | 1.2 | |
| T9 | WM 98.8 | 14.4 | |
| T9 | WM 84.4 | 8.0 | |
| B8 | WM 92.4 | 0.7 | |
| B8 | WM 93.1 | 0.4 | |
| B8 | WM 92.7 | 0.5 | |
| B8 | WM 93.2 | 0.6 | |
| B8 | WM 93.8 | 7.1 |
Win probability after each plate appearance, with the side in front named. Swing is how far that plate appearance moved it. Plays that scored a run are set in bold. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.
