The Dash punished the Hot Rods with superior hitting and timely power, taking an 8-3 win behind Kyle Lodise's go-ahead homer in the fifth. Lodise connected on a fly ball to center field to break the game open, while Nick McLain drove in two runs in the effort. The Dash return to face the Hot Rods again on Wednesday.
Lodise's home run, his 18th of the season, gave the Dash the lead for good in the bottom of the fifth.
The Dash out-hit the Hot Rods 14 to 7 and controlled the game throughout, with McLain going 2-for-3 with that pair of RBIs.
The loss drops the Hot Rods to 76-43, while the Dash improve to 67-53 on the season.
The Dash are coming off a loss, 6-4 over their last 10. The Hot Rods are coming off a win, 2-8 over their last 10.
The Dash are up next home vs Hot Rods (Aug 27-29). The Hot Rods are up next at Dash (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BGBowling Green Hot Rods | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| WSWinston-Salem Dash | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 1 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Santa Maria DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Narciso Polanco SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Cermak CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan McCoy 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ricardo Gonzalez 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Carlos Colmenarez 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nicandro Aybar LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhon Diaz RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Martinez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Urbina P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Russell P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Corbett P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Andrade P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Gainey P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Urbina | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Jonathan Russell | 2.1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Kaleb Corbett | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Andrade | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Gainey | 1.0 | 0 | 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 | WS 100.0 | 0.3 | |
| T9 | WS 99.7 | 0.2 | |
| T9 | WS 99.9 | — | |
| T9 | WS 99.9 | 0.1 | |
| T9 | WS 99.8 | 0.4 | |
| B8 | WS 99.4 | — | |
| B8 | WS 99.4 | — | |
| B8 | WS 99.4 | 0.1 |
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.