Saturday, May 16, 2026 · Truist Field · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1 |
| CLT | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 0 |
Stars of the game
| NOR | Metric | CLT |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 4.33 30th | Runs scored per game | 5.64 7th |
| Pitching | ||
| 5.43 20th | Runs allowed per game | 4.80 7th |
| Roster | ||
| 26.2 21st | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 27.0 15th |
| Results | ||
| .395 30th | Winning percentage | .544 6th |
| -161 30th | Run differential | 126 3rd |
| .398 30th | Pythagorean winning percentage | .574 3rd |
| .548 10th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .611 2nd |
| .397 30th | Home winning percentage | .581 6th |
| .392 28th | Road winning percentage | .507 10th |
2026 regular-season totals, each with the club's league rank. The greener side holds the edge; descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) have no better direction and are left uncalled.
Norfolk Tides
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jackson Holliday 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .183 | .569 |
| 2 Heston Kjerstad DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 | .799 |
| 3 Johnathan Rodríguez LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .277 | .787 |
| 4 Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .848 |
| Payton Eeles SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .719 |
| 5 Creed Willems 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .761 |
| 6 José Barrero 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .202 | .705 |
| 7 Sam Huff C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .198 | .598 |
| 8 Jhonkensy Noel RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .121 | .460 |
| 9 Jud Fabian CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .191 | .661 |
| Team | 40 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 9 | .325 | 1.282 |
- 2B:
- Rodríguez, Encarnacion-Strand, Noel
- HR:
- Holliday, Rodríguez, Encarnacion-Strand, Willems, Barrero, Huff, Fabian
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nestor German | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 81-47 | 4.08 | 1.32 |
| Nick Raquet | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-9 | 3.68 | 1.36 |
| Gerald Ogando | 1.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 33-22 | 5.72 | 1.76 |
| Jose Espada | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-13 | 2.77 | 1.38 |
| Hans Crouse W | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23-17 | 5.48 | 1.57 |
| Team | 9.0 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 171-108 | 10.00 | 1.89 |
Charlotte Knights
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Rikuu Nishida 2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .289 | .745 |
| 2 Braden Montgomery RF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .315 | .912 |
| 3 Kyle Teel C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .358 | .980 |
| Korey Lee C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 | .746 |
| 4 Jacob Gonzalez SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .320 | 1.097 |
| 5 LaMonte Wade 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .241 | .833 |
| 6 Ryan Galanie DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .283 | .859 |
| Oliver Dunn DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .772 |
| 7 Mario Camilletti 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .770 |
| 8 Dru Baker CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .727 |
| 9 Caden Connor LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .694 |
| Team | 39 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 9 | .359 | 1.139 |
- 2B:
- Wade, Camilletti, Baker, Connor
- 3B:
- Baker
- HR:
- Montgomery, Gonzalez 2
- SB:
- Nishida
- GIDP:
- Wade, Baker
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Murphy | 5.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 96-64 | 5.13 | 1.37 |
| Riley Gowens | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34-24 | 5.20 | 1.27 |
| Lucas Sims | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-9 | 8.10 | 2.03 |
| Chris Murphy L | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22-14 | 2.66 | 1.33 |
| Team | 9.0 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 164-111 | 11.00 | 1.44 |