Kyle Lodise connected for a go-ahead home run in the top of the eighth, lifting the Dash past the Drive 8-4 Wednesday night. George Wolkow drove in three runs and finished 3-for-4 for the visitors, who improved to 65-53 with the win. The Drive, despite out-hitting the Dash, fell to 52-64 and will host another matchup Sunday.
Lodise's fly ball to left field in the eighth broke the game open and scored Mogollon, the decisive blow in a four-run advantage for the Dash.
Wolkow paced the offense with three RBIs and a home run, going 3-for-4 at the plate in the road victory.
The Drive put together ten hits to the Dash's nine but couldn't find enough runs to keep pace.
The Dash are coming off a loss, 6-4 over their last 10. The Drive are coming off a loss, 4-6 over their last 10.
The Dash are up next home vs Hot Rods (Aug 27-29). The Drive are up next home vs Emperors (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 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSWinston-Salem Dash | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| GVLGreenville Drive | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ely Brown LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier Mogollon 3B | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Kyle Lodise SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| George Wolkow CF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Kaleb Freeman DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick McLain RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wes Kath 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jackson Appel C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryce Eblin 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Justin Sinibaldi P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley Gowens P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Young P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Sinibaldi | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Riley Gowens | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Young | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| B8 | WS 100.0 | 1.6 | |
| B8 | WS 98.4 | 3.5 | |
| B8 | WS 94.9 | 3.0 | |
| B8 | WS 97.9 | 2.5 | |
| T8 | WS 95.4 | 0.9 | |
| T8 | WS 96.3 | 2.2 | |
| T8 | WS 94.1 | 1.3 | |
| T8 | WS 95.4 | 7.8 |
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.