Ports rally past Tower Buzzers with a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 8th. Drew Burress drove in the winning run to lift the Ports to a 5-4 victory. Burress went 2-for-3 with a home run in the win. The clubs meet again Wednesday.
Tower Buzzers got the better of the hit column, recording 9 hits to Ports' 6, but could not convert that advantage into runs when it mattered most.
The sacrifice fly came off the bat of Gavin Turley, sending Burress across the plate for the decisive run in the eighth inning.
Ports improved to 57-64 with the win; Tower Buzzers dropped to 65-56 and will return Wednesday for the rematch.
The Ports are coming off a loss, 5-5 over their last 10. The Tower Buzzers are coming off a win, 7-3 over their last 10.
The Ports are up next home vs Tower Buzzers (Aug 27-29). The Tower Buzzers are up next at Ports (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONTOntario Tower Buzzers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| STKStockton Ports | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellon Lindsey 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Aidan West SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joendry Vargas 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ching-Hsien Ko LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Francisco Espinoza DH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brendan Tunink CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Javier Herrera 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Conner O'Neal C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Abel Lorenzo RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie West P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camden Wimbish P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Estrada P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie West | 3.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Camden Wimbish | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mason Estrada | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| T9 | STK 100.0 | 11.6 | |
| T9 | STK 88.4 | 11.7 | |
| T9 | STK 76.7 | 4.9 | |
| T9 | STK 71.8 | 11.7 | |
| B8 | STK 83.5 | 0.8 | |
| B8 | STK 84.3 | 10.0 | |
| B8 | STK 74.3 | 7.0 | |
| B8 | STK 81.3 | 20.5 |
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.