Sunday, April 5, 2026 · Covenant Health Park · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIR | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
| KNX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Stars of the game
Season matchup
KNX leads 7 of 8 categories
| BIR | Metric | KNX |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 5.11 16th | Runs scored per game | 4.95 24th |
| Pitching | ||
| 6.01 29th | Runs allowed per game | 4.73 4th |
| Roster | ||
| 24.4 15th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 24.7 10th |
| Results | ||
| .381 29th | Winning percentage | .536 8th |
| -87 26th | Run differential | 21 11th |
| .427 26th | Pythagorean winning percentage | .520 11th |
| .308 30th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .581 7th |
| .413 27th | Home winning percentage | .519 17th |
| .353 29th | Road winning percentage | .556 7th |
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 | 1 | .250 | .784 |
| 2 Braden Montgomery DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .313 | 1.035 |
| 3 Caden Connor LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .244 | .670 |
| 4 Ryan Galanie 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .220 | .730 |
| 5 Jeral Perez 3B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .180 | .563 |
| 6 Samuel Zavala CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .215 | .702 |
| 7 Wilfred Veras RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .219 | .631 |
| 8 Calvin Harris C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .223 | .694 |
| 9 Jordan Sprinkle SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .709 |
| Team | 38 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 10 | .316 | .896 |
- LOB:
- 16
- 2B:
- Nishida, Connor, Galanie, Zavala, Veras, Harris
- SB:
- Montgomery
- GIDP:
- Zavala
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Murphy W | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 88-58 | 3.99 | 1.19 |
| Jake Bockenstedt | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24-12 | 9.58 | 1.65 |
| Mark McLaughlin | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28-17 | 9.14 | 2.22 |
| Jacob Heatherly | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18-11 | 6.26 | 2.04 |
| Team | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 158-98 | 4.00 | 1.33 |
Knoxville Smokies
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Carter Trice CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 | .762 |
| 2 Seiya Suzuki RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .429 | 1.042 |
| Alex Ramírez RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 | .751 |
| 3 Jefferson Rojas 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .269 | .796 |
| 4 Haydn McGeary 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .382 |
| 5 Jordan Nwogu LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .739 |
| 6 Ariel Armas C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .211 | .590 |
| 7 Andy Garriola DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .853 |
| 8 Ed Howard SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .184 | .526 |
| 9 Karson Simas 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .232 | .642 |
| Team | 34 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | .235 | .661 |
- LOB:
- 16
- 2B:
- Armas
- HR:
- Simas
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yenrri Rojas L | 2.2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 70-40 | 7.71 | 1.66 |
| Grant Kipp | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 41-27 | 4.03 | 1.15 |
| Tyler Ras | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26-17 | 2.68 | 1.27 |
| Vince Reilly | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-9 | 3.41 | 1.11 |
| Team | 9.0 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 149-93 | 9.00 | 1.89 |