RidgeYaks made quick work of Warbirds on the road, taking control early and cruising to an 8-0 shutout. Kleyver Salazar ignited the offense with a first-inning single that brought in the go-ahead run, while Andrews Opata provided the power with a homer and four RBIs to pace the attack. The visitors return to RidgeYaks on Thursday.
RidgeYaks rolled past Warbirds with a clean sheet, dominant throughout. Bottom of the first inning set the tone when Salazar's line drive single to left scored Maginnis, and the visitors never looked back.
Opata was the offensive engine for RidgeYaks, homering and driving in four runs to lead the charge. RidgeYaks outhit Warbirds by a wide margin, securing eight hits to just one.
RidgeYaks improved to 51-63 with the victory. Warbirds dropped to 60-53 and will visit RidgeYaks again on Thursday.
The RidgeYaks are losers of 4 straight, 3-7 over their last 10. The Warbirds are losers of 2 straight, 4-6 over their last 10.
The RidgeYaks are up next at Woodpeckers (Aug 28-30). The Warbirds are up next home vs Crawdads (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILWilson Warbirds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SALSalem RidgeYaks | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Jones LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trey Ebel SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brailyn Antunez CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Ortuno 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rylan Mills DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carsten Sabathia III 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| José Anderson RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Frederi Montero 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Kevin Garcia C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Broughton P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrette Bonet P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wenderlyn King P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Broughton | 3.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Jarrette Bonet | 4.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Wenderlyn King | 1.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| T9 | SAL 100.0 | 0.1 | |
| T9 | SAL 99.9 | — | |
| T9 | SAL 99.9 | — | |
| B8 | SAL 99.9 | — | |
| B8 | SAL 99.9 | — | |
| B8 | SAL 99.9 | — | |
| B8 | SAL 99.9 | — | |
| B8 | SAL 99.9 | — |
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.