WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS (A)
6th place | 22-42, .344 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 4-6
R: 208 | RA: 304 | PAYROLL: $740,000
06/16/2026
TEAM LEADERS AVG
N. Natoli .256
   
   
   
   
TEAM LEADERS HR
2 tied with 3
V. Martinez 3
N. Natoli 3
J. Bell 2
5 more tied with 2
TEAM LEADERS RBI
N. Natoli 18
C. de Jesus 14
V. Martinez 12
M. Morejon 10
R. Bustamante 9
TEAM LEADERS W
G. Rodriguez 3
A. Avalos 2
M. Corwin 2
A. Ewell 2
9 tied with 1
TEAM LEADERS K
G. Rodriguez 22
T. Gomez 20
J. Johnson 20
J. Stauber 20
2 tied with 16
WHO'S HOT?
P Matt Corwin 2-0, 0.00 Last 2 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Tony Gomez 0-1, 7.80 Last 10 games
C Gregorio Solis .087, 0 HR Last 6 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter L Chris DeMinico 5 5 0 1 0 4.66 1.59 Exhausted
Starter L Daniel Svoboda 3 3 1 2 0 3.12 1.27 Rested
Starter R Victor Vasquez 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Exhausted
Starter L Bob Galvan 3 2 0 2 0 6.43 2.14 Slightly Tired
Starter R Matt Corwin 3 3 2 0 0 1.47 1.47 Exhausted
Long Relief R Hugo Stady 4 0 1 1 0 4.50 2.00 Tired
Middle Relief L Tony Gomez 20 0 1 3 0 7.66 1.99 Rested
Middle Relief R Trent Muise 5 0 0 0 0 0.93 1.55 Rested
Middle Relief L Jose Vargas 7 1 0 0 0 1.04 1.50 Rested
Middle Relief R Dave Lally 16 0 1 1 0 0.00 0.75 Rested
Setup R Ivan Alvarado 8 1 0 2 1 9.82 2.27 Rested
Setup L Pablo Trujillo 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.20 Rested
Closer R Aaron Russell 7 0 0 0 6 0.00 0.71 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
6 L Ryan Battaglia C 24 63 12 1 7 7 5 15 .190 .257 .270 -0.4
19 L Gregorio Solis C 10 30 3 1 3 2 1 6 .100 .156 .200 -0.4
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
33 L Bob Merlo 1B 12 42 13 0 5 6 5 6 .310 .375 .381 0.1
15 R Nate Natoli SS 58 176 45 3 18 15 7 32 .256 .283 .358 0.4
30 S Gilberto Flores 2B 4 16 2 0 1 0 0 11 .125 .125 .125 -0.3
32 R Ruben Bustamante 3B 26 96 32 2 9 17 7 14 .333 .390 .510 0.7
17 L Javier Macias 1B 7 13 2 0 1 1 2 5 .154 .267 .154 -0.2
31 L Jon Levinson 1B 15 54 13 0 5 2 6 9 .241 .328 .278 -0.2
9 L Cruz de Jesus 3B 28 57 13 2 14 4 3 17 .228 .258 .368 -0.5
24 S Robbie Carpenter 1B 20 58 16 0 5 8 6 9 .276 .343 .328 -0.1
3 S Dave Boynton 3B 10 24 5 0 1 1 1 8 .208 .240 .250 -0.2
4 L Hector Mata SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
22 L Mike Cruz CF 5 18 2 0 1 0 1 8 .111 .158 .111 -0.1
26 R Chris Sweet RF 18 66 14 2 6 6 4 13 .212 .278 .318 -0.1
12 S Andy Miller LF 4 16 8 1 2 4 1 1 .500 .529 .875 0.5
33 R Rico Alvarez LF 31 113 31 1 5 11 8 15 .274 .333 .345 -0.3
31 R Anton Garcia LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 0.0
LINEUP VS RHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Ruben Bustamante 3B .333 2 9 1
2 R Chris Sweet RF .212 2 6 3
3 L Jon Levinson DH .241 0 5 0
4 S Andy Miller LF .500 1 2 0
5 L Bob Merlo 1B .310 0 5 1
6 R Nate Natoli SS .256 3 18 1
7 L Mike Cruz CF .111 0 1 0
8 S Gilberto Flores 2B .125 0 1 0
9 L Gregorio Solis C .100 1 3 0
LINEUP VS LHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Ruben Bustamante 3B .333 2 9 1
2 R Chris Sweet RF .212 2 6 3
3 S Andy Miller LF .500 1 2 0
4 R Rico Alvarez DH .274 1 5 0
5 L Bob Merlo 1B .310 0 5 1
6 R Nate Natoli SS .256 3 18 1
7 L Mike Cruz CF .111 0 1 0
8 S Gilberto Flores 2B .125 0 1 0
9 L Gregorio Solis C .100 1 3 0
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
2B Kevin Levick fractured fibula 7-8 weeks On IL, eligible for return
P Oscar Sandoval strained shoulder 5 weeks 5 day(s) left
P Alan Booth torn UCL 2 weeks On IL, eligible for return
P Jose Guatemala torn elbow ligament 3 weeks On IL, eligible for return
P Josh Stauber elbow strain 4 weeks On IL, eligible for return
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 6/16
@ DAY
RHP J. Kerns
4-5, 5.30
Wed 6/17
vs LAN
RHP D. Lopez
10-2, 3.10
Thu 6/18
vs LAN
RHP R. Timmons
2-3, 3.66
Mon 6/22
vs GRE
RHP J. Menter
0-4, 4.76
Tue 6/23
vs GRE
LHP C. Dade
3-1, 2.34
LINKS
Roster Ratings
News Potential Ratings
Major Transactions Leaders
Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
Personnel Fielding Stats
Schedule Detroit Tigers
NEWS
STANDINGS
East W L PCT GB
Lansing Lugnuts 40 24 .625 -
Dayton Dragons 37 27 .578 3.0
Fort Wayne TinCaps 35 29 .547 5.0
Lake County Captains 31 33 .484 9.0
Great Lakes Loons 25 39 .391 15.0
West Michigan Whitecaps 22 42 .344 18.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 22-42, .344 PCT
Position in Division 6th, 18 GB
Record at home 9-22, .290 PCT
Record on the road 13-20, .394 PCT
Record in X-inning games 4-1, .800 PCT
Record in one-run games 9-11, .450 PCT
Record versus LHP 10-15, .400 PCT
Record versus RHP 12-27, .308 PCT
Record last 10 games 4-6, .400 PCT
Record in April 6-15, .286 PCT
Record in May 12-17, .414 PCT
Record in June 4-10, .286 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .246 - 12th
On-Base Percentage .301 - 12th
Slugging Percentage .340 - 12th
On-Base + Slugging .641 - 12th
Runs Scored 208 - 12th
Hits 538 - 12th
Extra-Base Hits 126 - 11th
Home Runs 36 - 12th
Bases On Balls 146 - 11th
Strikeouts 454 - 11th
Stolen Bases 19 - tied for 7th
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 4.36 - 10th
Starters' ERA 4.20 - 9th
Bullpen ERA 4.63 - 10th
Runs allowed 304 - 9th
Hits allowed 659 - 8th
Opponents AVG .292 - 8th
BABIP .329 - 8th
Home Runs allowed 50 - 5th
Bases On Balls 200 - 12th
Strikeouts 372 - 10th
Tuesday, March 31st , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82