WM 5, SB 7 | Aug 21, 2026 | The Best Box Score

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Friday, August 21, 2026•Four Winds Field•78°F, Clear

Whitecaps

Cubs

Final

WIN

Alfredo Romero

LOSS

Jojo Ingrassia

SAVE

Ethan Bell

The Cubs defeated the Whitecaps 7-5.

★Carson Rucker3 RBI

★Nolan McCarthy3-for-3, 1 RBI

★Brennan Hudson3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Carson Rucker homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Cristian Santana scores.

Weather: 78°F, ClearWind: 7 mph, Out To CFFirst pitch: 11:05 PM UTCT: 2:51Att: 7,839Venue: Four Winds Field

Win Probability

SB WinWM Win

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

Game 819582 • Sources: MLB

Batting

West Michigan Whitecaps

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Jackson StrongCF	5	0	2	0	0	2	.208/.318/.388
Bryce RainerSS	2	0	1	0	3	1	.274/.382/.484
Beau Ankeney1B	4	0	1	1	0	1	.333/.461/.750
Edian EspinalC	5	0	1	0	0	0	.303/.329/.318
Andrew SojkaRF	5	1	1	0	0	3	.224/.334/.359
Cristian SantanaDH	3	2	1	0	1	2	.181/.324/.354
Carson Rucker3B	4	1	1	3	0	0	.190/.346/.381
Nolan McCarthyLF	3	1	3	1	0	0	.300/.383/.460
Juan Hernandez2B	4	0	0	0	0	3	.211/.274/.269
Bench
Jojo IngrassiaP							.000/.000/.000
Preston HoweyP							.000/.000/.000
Ethan SloanP
Totals	35	5	11	5	4	12	-

HR:Rucker (7th off Romero, 1 on, 0 out)

2B:McCarthy; Strong

TB:16

RBI:Rucker 3; McCarthy; Ankeney

SB:Sojka 2; Rainer; Santana

CS:Rainer

SF:McCarthy; Ankeney

Team LOB:9

South Bend Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Josiah HartshornCF	2	1	0	0	3	1	.283/.385/.531
Angel CepedaSS	4	1

Pitching

West Michigan Whitecaps

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Jojo IngrassiaL	3.0	6	3	3	2	3	0	55-34	5.40
Preston Howey	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	1	26-17	7.41
Ethan Sloan	1.2	3	3	3	3	1	1	46-22	9.00
Logan Berrier	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	19-13	4.74
Totals	8.0	11	7	7	6	6	2	146-86	-

Inherited runners-scored:Berrier 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Ingrassia 55-34; Howey 26-17; Sloan 46-22; Berrier 19-13

Groundouts-flyouts:Ingrassia 2-2; Howey 2-4; Sloan 4-0; Berrier 0-1

South Bend Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Cole Reynolds	4.0	4	0	0	0	6	0	64-41	6.53
Alfredo Romero

Game Notes

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T1Bryce Rainer strikes out swinging.

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B1Jose Escobar grounds out, shortstop Bryce Rainer to first baseman Beau Ankeney. Angel Cepeda to 2nd.

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B2Kade Snell singles on a soft ground ball to second baseman Juan Hernandez. Kade Snell out at 2nd, catcher Edian Espinal to shortstop Bryce Rainer.

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B2Justin Stransky singles on a line drive to shortstop Bryce Rainer.

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T3Bryce Rainer singles on a soft ground ball to first baseman Brennan Hudson.

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B3Kade Snell grounds into a double play, shortstop Bryce Rainer to first baseman Beau Ankeney. Jose Escobar scores. Matt Halbach out at 2nd. Kade Snell out at 1st.

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B4Geuri Lubo grounds out, shortstop Bryce Rainer to first baseman Beau Ankeney.

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T6Bryce Rainer walks.

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T6Edian Espinal grounds out, second baseman Jose Escobar to first baseman Brennan Hudson. Bryce Rainer to 3rd.

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B6Alexey Lumpuy grounds into a force out, second baseman Juan Hernandez to shortstop Bryce Rainer. Brennan Hudson out at 2nd. Alexey Lumpuy to 1st.

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T7Bryce Rainer walks.

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B7Jose Escobar grounds out, shortstop Bryce Rainer to first baseman Beau Ankeney.

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T9Bryce Rainer walks. Jackson Strong to 2nd.

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T9Beau Ankeney grounds into a force out, shortstop Angel Cepeda to second baseman Jose Escobar. Jackson Strong to 3rd. Bryce Rainer out at 2nd. Beau Ankeney to 1st.

Scoring Plays

Bot 3 • SB

0-1

Angel Cepeda triples (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jackson Strong. Josiah Hartshorn scores.

0-2

Jose Escobar doubles (18) on a fly ball to left fielder Nolan McCarthy. Angel Cepeda scores.

0-3

Kade Snell grounds into a double play, shortstop Bryce Rainer to first baseman Beau Ankeney. Jose Escobar scores. Matt Halbach out at 2nd. Kade Snell out at 1st.

Bot 4 • SB

0-4

Alexey Lumpuy homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

Top 7 • WM

3-4

Beau Ankeney out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Alexey Lumpuy. Nolan McCarthy scores. Jackson Strong to 3rd.

2-4

Carson Rucker homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Cristian Santana scores.

Bot 7 • SB

3-7

Brennan Hudson homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Matt Halbach scores. Justin Stransky scores.

Top 8 • WM

5-7

Nolan McCarthy out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Josiah Hartshorn. Cristian Santana scores.

4-7

Carson Rucker grounds out, shortstop Angel Cepeda to first baseman Brennan Hudson. Andrew Sojka scores. Cristian Santana to 3rd.

Bench
Cole ReynoldsP							.000/.000/.000
Alfredo RomeroP							.000/.000/.000
Adam StoneP							.000/.000/.000
Ethan BellP							.000/.000/.000