Saturday, July 18, 2026 · Durham Bulls Athletic Park · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLT | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 |
| DUR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Stars of the game
| CLT | Metric | DUR |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 5.96 6th | Runs scored per game | 4.65 29th |
| Pitching | ||
| 5.08 12th | Runs allowed per game | 5.52 21st |
| Roster | ||
| 26.8 16th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 27.0 15th |
| Results | ||
| .538 9th | Winning percentage | .462 22nd |
| 105 2nd | Run differential | -102 27th |
| .573 2nd | Pythagorean winning percentage | .422 29th |
| .567 10th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .576 8th |
| .556 11th | Home winning percentage | .426 27th |
| .518 8th | Road winning percentage | .500 12th |
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.
Charlotte Knights
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Rikuu Nishida RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .302 | .770 |
| 2 Everson Pereira LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .861 |
| Andy Weber 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .741 |
| 3 Michael Turner C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 | .825 |
| 4 Ryan Galanie 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .292 | .915 |
| 5 Nolan Jones CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .802 |
| 6 Korey Lee DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .243 | .807 |
| 7 Mario Camilletti 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .271 | .798 |
| 8 Caden Connor LF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .701 |
| 9 Jason Matthews SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .218 | .661 |
| Team | 39 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | .385 | .943 |
- 2B:
- Turner
- 3B:
- Nishida
- HR:
- Galanie
- SB:
- Nishida, Jones, Lee, Connor
- GIDP:
- Pereira
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Smith | 3.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 67-32 | 5.26 | 1.40 |
| Jairo Iriarte W | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-12 | 2.45 | 1.26 |
| Garrett Schoenle | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 29-16 | 2.72 | 1.19 |
| Wikelman González | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 36-17 | 6.89 | 1.75 |
| Javy Guerra SV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-11 | 4.86 | 1.62 |
| Team | 9.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 168-88 | 5.00 | 1.56 |
Durham Bulls
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oliver Dunn 3B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .245 | .821 |
| 2 Nick Madrigal 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .306 | .793 |
| 3 Jacob Melton RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .901 |
| 4 Carson Williams SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .224 | .703 |
| 5 Jake Cave LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .258 | .753 |
| 6 Tatem Levins C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .243 | .744 |
| 7 Tre' Morgan 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .228 | .730 |
| 8 Blake Sabol DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .760 |
| 9 Homer Bush CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .233 | .642 |
| Team | 28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 11 | .179 | .660 |
- 2B:
- Melton, Sabol
- SB:
- Bush
- CS:
- Madrigal
- GIDP:
- Sabol
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Scholtens L | 3.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 66-44 | 3.04 | 0.93 |
| Trevor Martin | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29-23 | 3.09 | 1.47 |
| Hunter Bigge | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-11 | 6.00 | 1.54 |
| Michael Grove | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-10 | 4.07 | 1.36 |
| Alexander Alberto | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26-15 | 4.50 | 1.40 |
| Evan Reifert | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-9 | 2.37 | 1.20 |
| Team | 9.0 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 166-112 | 7.00 | 1.89 |