WM 6, LAN 5 | May 27, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, May 27, 2026•Jackson Field•78°F, Partly Cloudy

Whitecaps

LAN

Lugnuts

Final

WIN

CJ Weins

LOSS

Tucker Novotny

The Whitecaps edged the Lugnuts 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Juan Hernandez3-for-5, 1 RBI

⚾Samuel Dutton7.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 K

Key Moment

Bot 10: C.J. Pittaro singles on a ground ball to left fielder Garrett Pennington. Rodney Green Jr. scores. Pedro Pineda to 2nd.

Weather: 78°F, Partly CloudyWind: 4 mph, In From RFFirst pitch: 3:05 PM UTCT: 3:38Att: 7,668Venue: Jackson Field

Win Probability

LAN WinWM Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
WM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	1	6	11	0
LAN	0

Game 819822 • Sources: MLB

Batting

West Michigan Whitecaps

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Andrew SojkaRF	5	2	2	0	2	2	.276/.422/.438
Garrett PenningtonLF	6	0	1	1	1	1	.272/.335/.500
Ricardo HurtadoDH	4	1	1	0	0	1	.186/.371/.295
Bryce RainerSS	5	0	1	1	1	1	.230/.336/.370
Luke ShligerC	5	1	1	2	1	2	.296/.406/.444
Jackson StrongCF	5	1	0	0	0	2	.190/.294/.275
Cristian Santana3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	.163/.313/.248
Samuel Gil2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.210/.308/.250
Clayton Campbell1B	1	1	1	0	1	0	.225/.284/.372
Bench
Juan Hernandez2B	5	0	3	1	0	0	.219/.279/.292
Caleb ShpurRF	2	0	0	0	1	0	.212/.349/.212
Ben JacobsP
Totals	42	6	11	5	7	10	-

3B:Sojka

TB:13

RBI:Pennington; Hernandez; Shliger 2; Rainer

SB:Sojka; Santana

GIDP:Pennington 2; Hernandez; Rainer

Team LOB:17

Lansing Lugnuts

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Devin TaylorLF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.299/.435/.433
Casey YamauchiDH	5	0

Pitching

West Michigan Whitecaps

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Ben Jacobs	3.0	3	3	3	2	7	1	65-42	4.24
Luke Stofel	0.2	0	1	1	3	1	0	29-14	5.16
Duque Hebbert	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	17-10	7.13
Dariel Fregio	2.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	24-19	0.00
Jalen Evans	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-4	3.05
Logan Berrier	2.0	2	1	0	2	2	0	32-19	3.00
CJ WeinsW	2.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	25-11	2.53
Totals	12.0	8	5	4	9	14	1	197-119	-

WP:Weins

Inherited runners-scored:Stofel 1-1; Hebbert 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Jacobs 65-42; Stofel 29-14; Hebbert 17-10; Fregio 24-19; Evans 5-4; Berrier 32-19; Weins 25-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Jacobs 0-2; Stofel 0-1; Hebbert 0-2; Fregio 2-2; Evans 2-1; Berrier 1-2; Weins 2-3

Lansing Lugnuts

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Samuel Dutton	7.0	5	0	0	3	1	0	85-50	3.77
Ryan Brown

Game Notes

⏸️

T1Bryce Rainer grounds out softly, catcher Carlos Franco to first baseman Myles Naylor.

⏸️

B3Casey Yamauchi singles on a sharp ground ball to shortstop Bryce Rainer, deflected by third baseman Cristian Santana.

⏸️

T4Bryce Rainer grounds out, second baseman Gunner Gouldsmith to first baseman Myles Naylor.

⏸️

T6Bryce Rainer grounds into a double play, second baseman Gunner Gouldsmith to shortstop Ali Camarillo to first baseman Myles Naylor. Ricardo Hurtado out at 2nd. Bryce Rainer out at 1st.

⏸️

B6Gunner Gouldsmith grounds out softly, shortstop Bryce Rainer to first baseman Garrett Pennington.

⏸️

B7Casey Yamauchi pops out softly to shortstop Bryce Rainer.

⏸️

T8Bryce Rainer singles on a line drive to right fielder Rodney Green Jr. Andrew Sojka scores. Ricardo Hurtado to 3rd.

⏸️

T8Luke Shliger singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Pedro Pineda. Ricardo Hurtado scores. Bryce Rainer to 2nd.

⏸️

T9Bryce Rainer walks. Andrew Sojka to 3rd. Garrett Pennington to 2nd.

⏸️

T9Luke Shliger walks. Andrew Sojka scores. Garrett Pennington to 3rd. Bryce Rainer to 2nd.

⏸️

B10Ben Newton grounds into a double play, second baseman Juan Hernandez to shortstop Bryce Rainer to first baseman Clayton Campbell to catcher Luke Shliger. Pedro Pineda out at home. C.J. Pittaro out at 2nd. Ben Newton to 1st.

⏸️

T11Bryce Rainer called out on strikes.

⏸️

B11Devin Taylor grounds into a double play, second baseman Juan Hernandez to shortstop Bryce Rainer to first baseman Clayton Campbell. Ben Newton to 3rd. Gunner Gouldsmith out at 2nd. Devin Taylor out at 1st.

⏸️

B12Pedro Pineda grounds out, shortstop Bryce Rainer to first baseman Clayton Campbell.

💨

T12Wild pitch by Tucker Novotny

💨

B12Wild pitch by CJ Weins

Scoring Plays

Bot 2 • LAN

0-1

C.J. Pittaro out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Andrew Sojka. Rodney Green Jr. scores.

Bot 4 • LAN

0-2

Rodney Green Jr. homers (5) on a line drive to right field.

0-3

Ben Newton walks. Carlos Franco scores. Pedro Pineda to 3rd. C.J. Pittaro to 2nd.

0-4

Gunner Gouldsmith lines into a force out, left fielder Andrew Sojka to third baseman Cristian Santana. Pedro Pineda scores. C.J. Pittaro out at 3rd. Ben Newton to 2nd. Gunner Gouldsmith to 1st.

Top 8 • WM

2-4

Luke Shliger singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Pedro Pineda. Ricardo Hurtado scores. Bryce Rainer to 2nd.

1-4

Bryce Rainer singles on a line drive to right fielder Rodney Green Jr. Andrew Sojka scores. Ricardo Hurtado to 3rd.

Top 9 • WM

4-4

Luke Shliger walks. Andrew Sojka scores. Garrett Pennington to 3rd. Bryce Rainer to 2nd.

3-4

Garrett Pennington singles on a line drive to right fielder Rodney Green Jr. Clayton Campbell scores. Andrew Sojka to 2nd.

Top 10 • WM

5-4

Juan Hernandez singles on a line drive to right fielder Rodney Green Jr. Jackson Strong scores.

Bot 10 • LAN

5-5

C.J. Pittaro singles on a ground ball to left fielder Garrett Pennington. Rodney Green Jr. scores. Pedro Pineda to 2nd.

Top 12 • WM

6-5

Cristian Santana hits a sacrifice bunt. Throwing error by pitcher Tucker Novotny. Jackson Strong to 3rd. Cristian Santana to 1st.

Bench
Myles Naylor1B	4	0	1	0	0	3	.300/.396/.400
Carlos FrancoC	3	1	1	0	1	1	.182/.260/.258
Samuel DuttonP							.000/.000/.000
Ryan BrownP							.000/.000/.000
Luis CarrascoP							.000/.000/.000
Darlin PinalesP							.000/.000/.000
Tucker NovotnyP							.000/.000/.000