Dixon Williams went off for the Emperors on Thursday, launching two home runs and driving in ten runs as the Emperors blasted the Tourists 19-6. Both teams left runners stranded — the Emperors wasted ten on base while the Tourists left nine — but the Emperors' firepower won the day. The Emperors improved to 53-56 with the win while the Tourists fell to 38-73. The teams meet again on Sunday.
Dixon Williams went 4-for-5 with two home runs and ten RBI to lead the Emperors' offensive assault. The Emperors and Tourists both squandered scoring opportunities, leaving ten and nine runners on base respectively.
The Emperors are coming off a win, 5-5 over their last 10. The Tourists are losers of 5 straight, 3-7 over their last 10.
The Emperors are up next at Drive (Aug 27-29). The Tourists are up next at Keys (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 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 3 |
| ASHAsheville Tourists | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Guanipa DH | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Essenburg RF | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Alex Lodise SS | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dixon Williams CF | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Guerra 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Cade Doughty 2B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Logan Braunschweig LF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Colby Jones 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mac Guscette C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Aiven Cabral P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Bauman P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Shafer P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Samuels P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiven Cabral | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Tanner Bauman | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacob Shafer | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Logan Samuels | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| B9 | ROM 100.0 | 0.1 | |
| B9 | ROM 99.9 | — | |
| B9 | ROM 99.9 | — | |
| B9 | ROM 99.9 | — | |
| T9 | ROM 99.9 | — | |
| T9 | ROM 99.9 | — | |
| T9 | ROM 99.9 | — | |
| T9 | ROM 99.9 | — |
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.