Friday, April 3, 2026 · Covenant Health Park · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| KNX | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 9 | 12 | 1 |
Stars of the game
Season matchup
KNX leads 7 of 8 categories
| BIR | Metric | KNX |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 5.13 17th | Runs scored per game | 4.94 24th |
| Pitching | ||
| 6.01 29th | Runs allowed per game | 4.71 3rd |
| Roster | ||
| 24.4 15th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 24.7 10th |
| Results | ||
| .388 28th | Winning percentage | .541 7th |
| -86 26th | Run differential | 22 11th |
| .428 26th | Pythagorean winning percentage | .521 11th |
| .333 30th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .594 6th |
| .426 27th | Home winning percentage | .528 15th |
| .353 29th | Road winning percentage | .556 8th |
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.
Birmingham Barons
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Rikuu Nishida 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .784 |
| 2 Braden Montgomery CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .313 | 1.035 |
| 3 Caden Connor LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .244 | .670 |
| 4 Ryan Galanie 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .220 | .730 |
| 5 Jeral Perez 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .180 | .563 |
| 6 Samuel Zavala RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .215 | .700 |
| 7 Wilfred Veras DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .219 | .631 |
| 8 Calvin Harris C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .223 | .694 |
| 9 Andy Weber SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .239 | .677 |
| Team | 36 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | .250 | .844 |
- LOB:
- 27
- 2B:
- Galanie, Zavala
- HR:
- Montgomery, Harris
- GIDP:
- Connor
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Gordon | 3.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 83-49 | 5.15 | 1.34 |
| Jared Kelley L | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38-18 | 12.27 | 2.59 |
| Jairo Iriarte | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36-14 | 2.28 | 1.10 |
| Nick Altermatt | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 46-28 | 2.77 | 1.31 |
| Jacob Heatherly | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-5 | 6.26 | 2.04 |
| Team | 8.0 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 212-114 | 10.13 | 2.88 |
Knoxville Smokies
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Alex Ramírez DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .274 | .744 |
| 2 Seiya Suzuki RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .429 | 1.042 |
| Andy Garriola RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .853 |
| 3 Jefferson Rojas SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .272 | .801 |
| 4 Edgar Alvarez 1B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .186 | .676 |
| 5 Jordan Nwogu LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .739 |
| 6 Ariel Armas C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .210 | .588 |
| 7 Devin Ortiz 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .139 | .472 |
| 8 Carter Trice CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .248 | .762 |
| 9 Karson Simas 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .229 | .636 |
| Team | 33 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 6 | .364 | 1.057 |
- LOB:
- 22
- 2B:
- Ramírez, Armas, Trice
- HR:
- Rojas
- SB:
- Ramírez 2, Trice, Simas
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zane Mills | 3.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 62-40 | 9.00 | 3.00 |
| Jace Beck W | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 52-31 | 2.87 | 1.32 |
| Connor Schultz | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36-26 | 4.98 | 1.43 |
| Evan Taylor SV | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20-10 | 2.45 | 1.34 |
| Team | 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 170-107 | 6.00 | 1.78 |