The Drive edged the Emperors 6-5 behind Owen Hull's three-run performance at the plate. The Drive out-hit the Emperors 10-5 in a tight battle where Zach Royse was stellar on the mound for the Emperors, allowing no earned runs over six innings with four strikeouts. Both clubs return to face each other on Wednesday.
Royse deserved a better fate. The Emperors' right-hander delivered a clean six innings, striking out four while giving up nothing in the run column, but the Drive's offense proved just enough to slip past him.
Hull was the difference-maker for the Drive, driving in three runs and finishing 2-for-5 to pace the winning effort.
The Emperors fall to 57-61 while the Drive improve to 53-65 in a matchup that will resume Wednesday.
The Drive are coming off a loss, 4-6 over their last 10. The Emperors are coming off a win, 5-5 over their last 10.
The Drive are up next home vs Emperors (Aug 27-29). The Emperors are up next at Drive (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROMRome Emperors | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| GVLGreenville Drive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Beck CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Conor Essenburg RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dixon Williams 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Luis Guanipa LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cody Miller SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mason Guerra 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Logan Braunschweig DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Colby Jones 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Colin Burgess C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Zach Royse P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Rodriguez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Schoff P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Royse | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| David Rodriguez | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tyler Schoff | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| B9 | GVL 100.0 | 45.2 | |
| B9 | GVL 54.8 | 33.6 | |
| B9 | ROM 78.8 | 12.2 | |
| B9 | ROM 66.6 | 12.3 | |
| B9 | ROM 78.9 | 11.6 | |
| T9 | ROM 90.5 | 1.6 | |
| T9 | ROM 91.9 | 1.3 | |
| T9 | ROM 93.2 | 8.0 |
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.