The Crawdads rolled past the Shorebirds 7-2 behind Deward Tovar, who drove in three runs and homered in the win. The Shorebirds managed no long balls in the loss. The clubs meet again on Sunday.
The Crawdads dominated, improving to 70-46 while the Shorebirds fell to 42-77.
Tovar went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs, powering the Crawdads offense.
The Crawdads' power edge proved decisive: they hit one home run to the Shorebirds' none.
The Crawdads are winners of 6 straight, 7-3 over their last 10. The Shorebirds are losers of 6 straight, 3-7 over their last 10.
The Crawdads are up next at Warbirds (Aug 27-29). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DELSalisbury Shorebirds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| HICHickory Crawdads | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaiden Lo Re 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stiven Martinez RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jhomnardo Reyes CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jimmy Anderson DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jemone Nuel SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Sanchez 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hector Campusano LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Adriander Mejía 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Liranzo 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Juan Ortega C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Miguel Rodríguez C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brayan Orrantia P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Silva P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier González P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brayan Orrantia | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Isaac Silva | 2.1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Javier González | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| T9 | HIC 100.0 | 0.1 | |
| T9 | HIC 99.9 | — | |
| T9 | HIC 99.9 | 1.4 | |
| T9 | HIC 98.5 | 0.9 | |
| B8 | HIC 99.4 | 0.1 | |
| B8 | HIC 99.5 | — | |
| B8 | HIC 99.5 | 0.1 | |
| B8 | HIC 99.4 | 4.6 |
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.