The Wind Surge plated the game's only run on Jake Rucker's line drive single in the fourth inning, scratching out a 1-0 victory over the Hooks. Rucker went 2-for-2 with an RBI, leading the Wind Surge offense in a pitcher's battle that stayed scoreless until the decisive moment. The Hooks fall back to .500 while the Wind Surge stay in the hunt. The teams square off again Saturday.
Wind Surge 1, Hooks 0. Rucker's line drive to center in the bottom of the fourth scored Winokur and broke through after four scoreless innings, with Spain advancing to third on the play.
Rucker finished 2-for-2 with the go-ahead RBI, doing the heavy lifting in a game decided by one swing.
Wind Surge improved to 45-65 while the Hooks fell to 52-60.
The Wind Surge are coming off a loss, 6-4 over their last 10. The Hooks are losers of 2 straight, 5-5 over their last 10.
The Wind Surge are up next home vs Travelers (Aug 27-29). The Hooks are up next at Sod Poodles (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.
Runs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCCorpus Christi Hooks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| WCHWichita Wind Surge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Bush 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Trevor Austin LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walker Janek C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alejandro Nuñez 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Holy SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chase Call RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Brown 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alberto Hernandez DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenni Gomez CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alonzo Tredwell P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Marrero P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan DeVos P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alonzo Tredwell | 3.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Andrew Marrero | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nolan DeVos | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| T9 | WCH 100.0 | 3.7 | |
| T9 | WCH 96.3 | 5.5 | |
| T9 | WCH 90.8 | 7.3 | |
| B8 | WCH 83.5 | 0.8 | |
| B8 | WCH 84.3 | 1.0 | |
| B8 | WCH 85.3 | 1.4 | |
| T8 | WCH 86.7 | 5.8 | |
| T8 | WCH 80.9 | 7.2 |
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.