Andy Garriola leads Knoxville with 20 home runs and 70 RBIs, a two-way threat Madison's pitching will have to navigate at Covenant Health Park.
Austin Gordon's 107 strikeouts pace the Trash Pandas rotation, one more than Jace Beck's 102 for Knoxville, so command and contact balance this matchup.
Nick Rodriguez hit .263 to lead Madison's offense, four points behind Alex Ramírez's .272 for the Smokies, giving Knoxville a slight edge at the plate.
The Smokies are coming off a loss, 5-5 over their last 10. The Trash Pandas are coming off a win, 6-4 over their last 10.
The Smokies are up next at Shuckers (Aug 27-29). The Trash Pandas are up next at Barons (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCTMadison Trash Pandas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| KNXKnoxville Smokies | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Rodriguez 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arjun Nimmala SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jake Munroe 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Cozart DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Micheletti Jr. LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tucker Flint 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy De Jesus RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jake Thompson PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mac McCroskey PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Flores C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Scull CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eybersson Polanco P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolo Pinazzi P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Mahlstedt P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Cortez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camden Minacci P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eybersson Polanco | 4.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Nicolo Pinazzi | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucas Mahlstedt | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Cortez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Camden Minacci | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| T9 | KNX 100.0 | 7.9 | |
| T9 | KNX 92.1 | 4.2 | |
| T9 | KNX 96.3 | 24.5 | |
| T9 | KNX 71.8 | 11.7 | |
| T9 | KNX 83.5 | 8.3 | |
| T9 | KNX 92.5 | 4.1 | |
| B8 | KNX 96.6 | 0.6 | |
| B8 | KNX 97.2 | 0.8 |
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.