Tuesday, May 5, 2026 · Covenant Health Park · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| KNX | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 10 | 11 | 1 |
Stars of the game
| BIR | Metric | KNX |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 5.14 19th | Runs scored per game | 4.80 25th |
| Pitching | ||
| 5.93 29th | Runs allowed per game | 4.57 1st |
| Roster | ||
| 24.4 15th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 24.7 8th |
| Results | ||
| .404 28th | Winning percentage | .534 9th |
| -82 26th | Run differential | 23 11th |
| .435 26th | Pythagorean winning percentage | .522 11th |
| .379 29th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .559 7th |
| .451 26th | Home winning percentage | .500 18th |
| .358 29th | Road winning percentage | .574 5th |
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 Samuel Zavala CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .217 | .704 |
| 2 Jacob Burke LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .704 |
| 3 Alec Briley 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .257 | .829 |
| 4 Wilfred Veras RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .631 |
| 5 Andy Weber DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .677 |
| 6 Jeral Perez 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .180 | .563 |
| 7 Calvin Harris C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .223 | .694 |
| 8 Jason Matthews SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .900 |
| 9 Jordan Sprinkle 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .271 | .694 |
| Team | 33 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | .212 | .619 |
- LOB:
- 13
- 2B:
- Burke, Veras, Weber
- CS:
- Harris
- GIDP:
- Briley
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Cumming L | 4.0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 78-48 | 5.48 | 1.45 |
| Luke Bell | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15-6 | 9.92 | 1.96 |
| Mark McLaughlin | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33-19 | 9.14 | 2.22 |
| Carson Jacobs | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19-13 | 4.65 | 1.77 |
| Eric Adler | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 23.32 | 4.23 |
| Team | 8.0 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 156-94 | 10.13 | 2.25 |
Knoxville Smokies
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Carter Trice CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .245 | .749 |
| 2 Jordan Nwogu LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .268 | .739 |
| 3 Owen Ayers DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .304 | 1.009 |
| 4 Jefferson Rojas SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .268 | .795 |
| 5 Andy Garriola RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .823 |
| 6 Edgar Alvarez 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .177 | .652 |
| 7 Ariel Armas C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .212 | .615 |
| 8 Hayden Cantrelle 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .298 | .837 |
| 9 Karson Simas 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .224 | .625 |
| Team | 32 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | .344 | 1.163 |
- LOB:
- 18
- 2B:
- Trice 2, Armas
- 3B:
- Trice
- HR:
- Rojas, Simas
- SB:
- Nwogu
- CS:
- Trice
- GIDP:
- Nwogu, Rojas, Garriola
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yenrri Rojas W | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 66-44 | 7.71 | 1.66 |
| Jackson Kirkpatrick | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 36-16 | 13.15 | 2.92 |
| Vince Reilly | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25-15 | 3.41 | 1.11 |
| Tyler Ras | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-12 | 2.48 | 1.18 |
| Team | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 142-87 | 2.00 | 1.33 |