Deward Tovar leads the Crawdads with 15 home runs and 65 RBI, giving Hickory a power advantage over Salisbury's Stiven Martinez (10 HR, team-high).
Christian Rodriguez anchors the Shorebirds staff with a 2.57 ERA, 6 wins, and 100 strikeouts, but Evan Siary's 3.13 ERA and 85 strikeouts give the Crawdads stability in their rotation.
Yolfran Castillo (.282) edges Braylon Whitaker (.270) atop the batting average race, a narrow edge that reflects how tight the offensive competition shapes up at first pitch.
The Shorebirds are losers of 6 straight, 3-7 over their last 10. The Crawdads are winners of 6 straight, 7-3 over their last 10.
The Shorebirds are up next home vs Nationals (Aug 27-29). The Crawdads are up next at Warbirds (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DELSalisbury Shorebirds | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 1 |
| HICHickory Crawdads | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Head DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Eric Booth Jr. CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jaiden Lo Re SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Stiven Martinez LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jimmy Anderson 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Jhomnardo Reyes RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jemone Nuel 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Miguel Rodríguez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Liranzo 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Holden deJong P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Dykhoff P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holden deJong | 4.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Jake Dykhoff | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| B9 | DEL 100.0 | 1.6 | |
| B9 | DEL 98.4 | 3.5 | |
| B9 | DEL 94.9 | 3.0 | |
| B9 | DEL 97.9 | 1.4 | |
| B9 | DEL 99.3 | 1.2 | |
| T9 | DEL 98.1 | 0.3 | |
| T9 | DEL 98.4 | 0.3 | |
| T9 | DEL 98.7 | 1.8 |
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.