Curley Martha lined a go-ahead double in the top of the ninth to lift the Crawdads to an 8-3 win over the Warbirds. Martha's two-run shot scored Deward Tovar and Josh Springer and broke open a tight contest. The Crawdads out-hit the Warbirds decisively while improving to 73-47. The teams meet again Thursday.
Marco Argudin paced the Crawdads offense, finishing 3-for-5 with a homer and three RBIs. The Crawdads collected 11 hits on the night compared to just three for the Warbirds. Warbirds starter Miqueas Mercedes worked seven scoreless innings with three strikeouts but took the loss as his team fell to 64-56.
The Crawdads are winners of 6 straight, 7-3 over their last 10. The Warbirds are losers of 2 straight, 4-6 over their last 10.
The Crawdads are up next at Warbirds (Aug 28-30). The Warbirds are up next home vs Crawdads (Aug 28-30).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HICHickory Crawdads | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| WILWilson Warbirds | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Argudin RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Kaden Carpenter LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yolfran Castillo SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Crabtree 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Paulino Santana CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deward Tovar DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Springer C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Flames 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Curley Martha 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Seong-Jun Kim P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Barbee P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Privette P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Whelan P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seong-Jun Kim | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jake Barbee | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| William Privette | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Will Whelan | 2.0 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| B9 | HIC 100.0 | 0.1 | |
| B9 | HIC 99.9 | 0.2 | |
| B9 | HIC 99.7 | 0.5 | |
| T9 | HIC 99.2 | — | |
| T9 | HIC 99.2 | 2.8 | |
| T9 | HIC 96.4 | 0.5 | |
| T9 | HIC 96.9 | 2.4 | |
| T9 | HIC 93.2 | 21.5 |
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.