The Grasshoppers pushed across the go-ahead run in the second inning when Wyatt Sanford lined a single to left, scoring Dylan Palmer and putting Josh Tate in scoring position. Axiel Plaz powered the Grasshoppers' offense with a home run and two RBIs in the victory. Both teams left runners stranded—the Dash wasted seven on base while the Grasshoppers left twelve—but it was the early break that held up.
The Grasshoppers notched the decisive edge early. In the bottom of the second, Sanford lined a single to left field that brought Palmer home and moved Tate to second, giving the Grasshoppers the lead they would not relinquish.
Plaz was the story at the plate for the Grasshoppers, going yard with a home run while driving in two runs on the afternoon.
Both offenses sputtered with runners in scoring position. The Dash left seven on base; the Grasshoppers stranded twelve. That wastefulness made the early go-ahead run the difference in a game that stayed competitive throughout.
The Grasshoppers are coming off a loss, 7-3 over their last 10. The Dash are coming off a loss, 6-4 over their last 10.
The Grasshoppers are up next home vs Spartanburgers (Aug 27-29). The Dash are up next home vs Hot Rods (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSWinston-Salem Dash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| GBOGreensboro Grasshoppers | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ely Brown CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Roch Cholowsky SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Javier Mogollon 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| George Wolkow DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kyle Lodise 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick McLain RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kaleb Freeman 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackson Appel C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Cerda LF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Carmouche P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Keener P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Cooper P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Banks P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Carmouche | 3.2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Seth Keener | 1.2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Trey Cooper | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Max Banks | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| T9 | GBO 100.0 | 3.7 | |
| T9 | GBO 96.3 | 2.6 | |
| T9 | GBO 98.9 | 0.8 | |
| T9 | GBO 99.7 | 0.2 | |
| T9 | GBO 99.9 | — | |
| T9 | GBO 99.9 | 0.1 | |
| T9 | GBO 99.8 | 0.4 | |
| B8 | GBO 99.4 | — |
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.