SB 5, WM 4 | May 22, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Friday, May 22, 2026•LMCU Ballpark•68°F, Cloudy

Cubs

Whitecaps

Final

WIN

Adam Stone

LOSS

Ryan Harvey

SAVE

Ethan Bell

The Cubs edged the Whitecaps 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

Key Moment

Top 7: Leonel Espinoza singles on a line drive to left fielder Junior Tilien. Kade Snell scores.

Weather: 68°F, CloudyWind: 16 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 10:35 PM UTCT: 2:44Att: 4,754Venue: LMCU Ballpark

Win Probability

WM WinSB Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SB	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	5	8	0
WM	1	0	0	0	3	0	0

Game 819548 • Sources: MLB

Batting

South Bend Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Kane KepleyDH	5	2	1	0	0	1	.298/.475/.435
Ty SouthiseneSS	4	1	1	0	0	1	.343/.438/.418
Cameron Sisneros1B	4	0	1	1	1	1	.269/.425/.437
Kade SnellCF	4	1	0	0	1	0	.256/.359/.338
Matt Halbach3B	4	0	0	0	1	1	.279/.369/.434
Leonel EspinozaRF	5	1	2	1	0	1	.250/.346/.420
Alex Madera2B	4	0	1	0	0	3	.390/.510/.439
Justin StranskyC	4	0	1	1	0	0	.221/.308/.364
Christian OlivoLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231/.371/.410
Bench
Miguel UsecheLF	3	0	1	0	1	1	.280/.419/.440
Cole ReynoldsP							.000/.000/.000
Adam StoneP
Totals	37	5	8	3	4	9	-

2B:Stransky; Espinoza

TB:10

RBI:Stransky; Sisneros; Espinoza

SB:Kepley; Snell; Southisene

Team LOB:10

West Michigan Whitecaps

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Ricardo HurtadoDH	4	0	0	0	1	2	.198/.372/.319
Luke ShligerC	5	2

Pitching

South Bend Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Cole Reynolds	4.1	9	4	4	1	4	59-41	6.26
Adam StoneW	1.2	0	0	0	4	0	46-24	0.98
JP WheatH	2.0	0	0	0	1	3	29-17	8.56
Ethan BellS	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	12-8	1.13
Totals	9.0	9	4	4	6	9	146-90	-

Inherited runners-scored:Stone 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Reynolds 59-41; Stone 46-24; Wheat 29-17; Bell 12-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Reynolds 4-3; Stone 2-3; Wheat 0-2; Bell 0-1

West Michigan Whitecaps

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Andrew Sears	3.0	2	1	1	1	3	0	38-27	3.00
Carlos Marcano

Scoring Plays

Bot 1 • WM

0-1

Clayton Campbell out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Miguel Useche. Luke Shliger scores.

Top 2 • SB

1-1

Justin Stransky doubles (3) on a ground ball to left fielder Junior Tilien. Leonel Espinoza scores.

Top 5 • SB

2-1

Cameron Sisneros singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Caleb Shpur. Kane Kepley scores. Ty Southisene to 2nd.

Bot 5 • WM

2-3

Luke Shliger hits a ground-rule double (1) on a fly ball to left-center field. Junior Tilien scores. Juan Hernandez scores.

2-4

Jackson Strong walks. Luke Shliger scores. Garrett Pennington to 3rd. Samuel Gil to 2nd.

Top 7 • SB

5-4

Leonel Espinoza singles on a line drive to left fielder Junior Tilien. Kade Snell scores.

4-4

Kade Snell reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Juan Hernandez. Ty Southisene scores. Throwing error by second baseman Juan Hernandez.

3-4

Cameron Sisneros grounds out, second baseman Juan Hernandez to first baseman Garrett Pennington. Ty Southisene to 3rd.