Matthew Miura slapped a ground ball to right in the bottom of the ninth, and the Cardinals stole one away from the Mighty Mussels. Saint Paul couldn't hold a lead late, with Henne and Lobliner crossing home on the hit to make it 8-7. The Cardinals improve while the Mussels stumble, and these teams meet again Wednesday.
Miura's single to right in the ninth inning scored both Owen Henne and Jayden Lobliner, giving the Cardinals the walk-off 8-7 win.
Ryan Mitchell went 2-for-3 with an RBI to pace the Cardinals' offense on a night when both teams left runners in scoring position—Saint Paul stranded six, the Cardinals thirteen.
The Cardinals moved to 57-58 while the Mighty Mussels dropped to 62-51, setting up a rematch Wednesday.
The Cardinals are coming off a win, 6-4 over their last 10. The Mighty Mussels are coming off a win, 5-5 over their last 10.
The win pulls the Cardinals back to .500 at 61-61. The Cardinals are up next at Blue Jays (Aug 27-29). The Mighty Mussels are up next home vs Marauders (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTMFort Myers Mighty Mussels | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| PMBJupiter Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merphy Hernandez CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vahn Lackey C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Carson Tinney DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Yovanny Duran LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Colby Turner 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aidan Teel RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Isaiah Lane SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Hideki Prather 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Scholvin 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Hammond P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Strange P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Sleeper P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Becker P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Francisco P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Falinski P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Hammond | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brian Strange | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jackson Sleeper | 0.1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Matthew Becker | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brent Francisco | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Adam Falinski | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| B9 | PMB 100.0 | 45.2 | |
| B9 | FTM 53.5 | 16.7 | |
| B9 | FTM 70.2 | 3.6 | |
| B9 | FTM 66.6 | 14.2 | |
| B9 | FTM 80.8 | 9.7 | |
| T9 | FTM 90.5 | 1.6 | |
| T9 | FTM 92.1 | 0.7 | |
| T9 | FTM 91.4 | 1.0 |
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.