Andruw Musett went deep in the second inning to put the RidgeYaks ahead for good, and the offense was never threatened from there. The RidgeYaks rolled past the Shorebirds 9-3 on a night when both teams left plenty of runners on the board. They visit each other again on Saturday.
Musett's three-run shot to center field in the top of the second gave the RidgeYaks the go-ahead and the cushion they needed, scoring Andrews Opata and Skylar King in the process.
Musett finished with a team-leading three RBIs to lead the RidgeYaks' offense, going 1 for 5 with the one big swing.
The RidgeYaks left seven runners on base while the Shorebirds stranded twelve, a tale of two offenses that couldn't quite finish their chances. The RidgeYaks improved to 49-61 while the Shorebirds fell to 39-73.
The RidgeYaks are losers of 4 straight, 3-7 over their last 10. The Shorebirds are losers of 6 straight, 3-7 over their last 10.
The RidgeYaks are up next at Woodpeckers (Aug 28-30). The Shorebirds are up next home vs Nationals (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALSalem RidgeYaks | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| DELSalisbury Shorebirds | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wills Maginnis SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Franklin Primera C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kleyver Salazar DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Starlyn Nunez 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrews Opata RF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Skylar King CF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Andruw Musett 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Anderson Fermin LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Angelo Ortiz 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Leighton Finley P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas De La Cruz P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wuilliams Rodriguez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leighton Finley | 4.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Nicolas De La Cruz | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Wuilliams Rodriguez | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| B9 | SAL 100.0 | 0.1 | |
| B9 | SAL 99.9 | 0.2 | |
| B9 | SAL 99.7 | 0.5 | |
| B9 | SAL 99.2 | 0.5 | |
| T9 | SAL 99.7 | — | |
| T9 | SAL 99.7 | — | |
| T9 | SAL 99.7 | — | |
| B8 | SAL 99.7 | 0.2 |
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.