Woodpeckers edged RidgeYaks 2-1 on a Kevin Alvarez sacrifice fly to left in the bottom of the 1st that scored Kam Durnin with the go-ahead run. Aaron Piasecki went 2-for-3 to lead Woodpeckers. Woodpeckers improved to 71-53, while RidgeYaks fell to 52-73. RidgeYaks host the Howlers on Tuesday; Woodpeckers visit the Crawdads on Tuesday.
Durnin's dash home in the first inning gave Woodpeckers control they would not relinquish, with Alvarez executing the sacrifice to put runners in scoring position early.
Woodpeckers' bats worked overtime, collecting seven hits to RidgeYaks' five and dominating the contact battle from start to finish.
The one-run margin held through nine innings, a tight affair decided by one swing and one early opportunity seized.
The Woodpeckers are winners of 13 straight, 10-0 over their last 10. The RidgeYaks are losers of 8 straight, 1-9 over their last 10.
The Woodpeckers are up next at Crawdads (Sep 1-2). The RidgeYaks are up next home vs Howlers (Sep 1-3).
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 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALSalem RidgeYaks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| FAYFayetteville Woodpeckers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Shelar CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Wills Maginnis SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colton Coates 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Kleyver Salazar DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Louis Andujar 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Adonys Guzman C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrews Opata RF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andruw Musett 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anderson Fermin LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Berny Ortiz P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas De La Cruz P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yander Bonaci P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berny Ortiz | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Nicolas De La Cruz | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Yander Bonaci | 0.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| T7 | FAY 100.0 | 16.4 | |
| T7 | FAY 83.6 | 3.3 | |
| T7 | FAY 86.9 | 10.2 | |
| T7 | FAY 76.7 | 13.4 | |
| T7 | FAY 90.1 | 6.2 | |
| T7 | FAY 96.3 | 3.9 | |
| B6 | FAY 92.4 | 1.2 | |
| B6 | FAY 93.6 | 0.1 |
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.