The Sky Carp dominated the Kernels from start to finish, cruising to a 6-0 victory behind strong offensive work. Esmil Valencia paced the attack with a home run and two RBIs. The Kernels managed just a single hit in the loss, while the Sky Carp racked up ten. The teams meet again Wednesday.
The Sky Carp shut out the Kernels 6-0, controlling the game wire to wire with their bats doing all the talking.
Valencia drove in two runs and went deep for the Sky Carp, leading an offensive effort that produced ten hits against the Kernels' lone safety.
The victory improved the Sky Carp to 57-57 while the Kernels fell to 44-69, with the teams set to square off again Wednesday.
The Sky Carp are losers of 3 straight, 7-3 over their last 10. The Kernels are losers of 2 straight, 1-9 over their last 10.
The Sky Carp are up next at River Bandits (Aug 27-29). The Kernels are up next home vs Captains (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRCedar Rapids Kernels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BELBeloit Sky Carp | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasser Mercedes CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eduardo Tait C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JP Smith II 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny De Andrade 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jose Salas SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Quinn McDaniel 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Fragoza DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jayson Bass RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Byron Chourio LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Carpenter P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Ross P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Carpenter | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Ross | 4.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| B6 | BEL 100.0 | 1.3 | |
| B6 | BEL 98.7 | 0.4 | |
| B6 | BEL 99.1 | 0.4 | |
| B6 | BEL 98.7 | 0.7 | |
| B6 | BEL 97.6 | 0.4 | |
| B6 | BEL 98.0 | 1.7 | |
| B6 | BEL 96.3 | 1.2 | |
| T6 | BEL 95.1 | 1.8 |
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.