The Mighty Mussels broke through in the top of the seventh with Colby Turner's soft line drive to right, scoring Merphy Hernandez with the go-ahead run. Tinney supplied the power with a home run and two RBIs as the Mussels out-hit the Cardinals decisively en route to a 5-2 victory. The Mighty Mussels improved to 64-53 while the Cardinals dropped to 59-60. The teams meet again Sunday.
Turner's line drive to right in the seventh scored Hernandez with the decisive run, pushing the Mighty Mussels past the Cardinals.
Tinney went deep and drove in two for the Mussels, anchoring an offense that out-hit the Cardinals by a significant margin.
The Mighty Mussels improved to 64-53 while the Cardinals fell to 59-60 with the loss.
The Mighty Mussels are coming off a win, 5-5 over their last 10. The Cardinals are coming off a win, 6-4 over their last 10.
The Mighty Mussels are up next home vs Marauders (Aug 27-29). The Cardinals are up next at Blue Jays (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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| PMBJupiter Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merphy Hernandez CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Colby Turner DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Carson Tinney C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Aidan Teel LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Lane SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Fowler RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Acuña 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hideki Prather 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Scholvin 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Callan Fang P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Sleeper P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick McAuliffe P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Strange P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callan Fang | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Jackson Sleeper | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Nick McAuliffe | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Brian Strange | 1.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| B7 | FTM 100.0 | 9.6 | |
| B7 | FTM 90.4 | 1.5 | |
| B7 | FTM 91.9 | 1.9 | |
| B7 | FTM 90.0 | 2.8 | |
| T7 | FTM 87.2 | 0.5 | |
| T7 | FTM 87.7 | 21.5 | |
| T7 | FTM 66.2 | 17.8 | |
| T7 | PMB 51.6 | 5.2 |
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.