Friday, May 8, 2026 · Atrium Health Ballpark · Final

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51-48 · L10 4-6

2–3
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49-51 · L10 6-4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
COL 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 8 3
KAN 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3 6 0
WP Max Banks (4-1) LP Shane Van Dam (3-6) SV Jordan Morales (2)

Stars of the game

Jose Gutierrez Max Banks Yandel Ricardo

Season matchup

KAN leads 5 of 8 categories

COL Metric KAN
Offense
4.93 28th Runs scored per game 4.52 30th
Pitching
4.82 3rd Runs allowed per game 4.37 2nd
Roster
21.2 19th Plate-appearance-weighted batting age 21.3 18th
Results
.515 14th Winning percentage .490 18th
11 15th Run differential 15 12th
.510 15th Pythagorean winning percentage .515 12th
.424 23rd Winning percentage in one-run games .517 16th
.583 6th Home winning percentage .490 21st
.451 18th Road winning percentage .490 14th

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.

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Henry Ramos LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .737
2 Yandel Ricardo 2B 4 1 2 1 2 0 0 .268 .775
3 Josh Hammond SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 .773
4 Brooks Bryan DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .319 .902
Daniel Lopez PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 .557
5 Sean Gamble CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .202 .619
6 Hyungchan Um C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .243 .741
7 JC Vanek 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .254 .826
8 Roni Cabrera RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .261 .784
9 Connor Rasmussen 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .284 .778
Team 33 2 8 1 2 1 9 .242 .628
LOB:
13
2B:
Ricardo
HR:
Ricardo
GIDP:
Ricardo
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Shane Van Dam L 4.0 4 2 2 1 5 0 62-37 4.81 1.48
Jose Gutierrez 4.0 2 1 0 2 6 0 71-47 3.94 1.34
Team 8.0 6 3 2 3 11 0 133-84 2.25 1.13

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Abraham Nunez LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .266 .742
2 Javier Mogollon SS 4 1 1 0 2 0 1 .257 .799
3 Jaden Fauske CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 .761
4 Stiven Flores C 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .289 .714
5 Matthew Boughton 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .231 .642
6 Arxy Hernandez 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .237 .610
7 Marcelo Alcala RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .137 .577
8 D'Angelo Tejada 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .089 .298
9 Nathan Archer DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .154 .552
Team 32 3 6 0 3 3 11 .188 .507
LOB:
16
3B:
Nunez
SB:
Mogollon, Archer
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Max Banks W 6.0 3 1 1 1 4 0 83-61 1.84 1.02
Ryan Schiefer 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 14-13 4.31 1.49
Choyce Diffey 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 18-10 4.67 1.56
Jordan Morales SV 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 17-9 3.49 1.34
Team 9.0 8 2 2 1 9 1 132-93 2.00 1.00