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Spartanburgers at EmperorsSpartanburg
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Emperors
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atSpartanburgers at EmperorsThe Emperors got the go-ahead run across in the bottom of the 6th on a walk by Colby Jones, sending Verdung home and moving Smith to third with Braunschweig on second. Essenburg delivered for the Emperors with a hit and an RBI in the loss for Spartanburgers. The clubs meet again Friday.
The Emperors outlasted the Spartanburgers 5-4 in a back-and-forth affair decided by that single sequence in the sixth.
Colby Jones drew the walk that broke the game open, with Verdung crossing home and Smith advancing to third as Braunschweig took second.
Conor Essenburg went 1 for 4 with an RBI to lead the Emperors, who improved to 56-58. The Spartanburgers fell to 53-64.
The Emperors are coming off a win, 5-5 over their last 10. The Spartanburgers are coming off a win, 4-6 over their last 10.
The Emperors are up next at Drive (Aug 27-29). The Spartanburgers are up next at Grasshoppers (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.
Emperors to winHitRuns 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCSSpartanburgers | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| ROMRome Emperors | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Cook 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxton Martin DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonis Macias RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Esteban Mejia 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Crabtree 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carter Garate LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arturo De Freitas C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Evan Morrison SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Pollard CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Case Matter P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamdyn Perry P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kai Wynyard P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Savage P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Matter | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kamdyn Perry | 3.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Kai Wynyard | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Luke Savage | 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 | ROM 100.0 | 3.7 | |
| T9 | ROM 96.3 | 5.5 | |
| T9 | ROM 90.8 | 7.3 | |
| B8 | ROM 83.5 | 2.7 | |
| B8 | ROM 86.2 | 1.8 | |
| B8 | ROM 88.0 | 0.6 | |
| B8 | ROM 88.6 | 1.9 | |
| T8 | ROM 86.7 | 2.7 |
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.
