Friday, May 8, 2026 · Covenant Health Park · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| KNX | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 | 5 | 0 |
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 Samuel Zavala CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .207 | .675 |
| 2 Jacob Burke LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .254 | .704 |
| 3 Alec Briley 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .822 |
| 4 Wilfred Veras RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .631 |
| 5 Jeral Perez DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .180 | .563 |
| 6 Andy Weber SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .677 |
| 7 Calvin Harris C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .223 | .694 |
| Drake Logan PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .723 |
| 8 Jason Matthews 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .167 | .900 |
| 9 Jordan Sprinkle 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .709 |
| Team | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | .130 | .380 |
- LOB:
- 8
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Gordon L | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 75-44 | 5.09 | 1.32 |
| Chase Watkins | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35-27 | 7.11 | 1.53 |
| Team | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 110-71 | 3.00 | 1.50 |
Knoxville Smokies
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Karson Simas SS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .236 | .657 |
| 2 Jefferson Rojas 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .272 | .803 |
| 3 Jordan Nwogu LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .739 |
| 4 Andy Garriola RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .252 | .829 |
| 5 Owen Ayers DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .304 | 1.009 |
| 6 Ariel Armas C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .209 | .572 |
| 7 Edgar Alvarez 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .185 | .679 |
| 8 Alex Ramírez CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .773 |
| 9 Ed Howard 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .191 | .548 |
| Team | 23 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | .217 | .551 |
- LOB:
- 12
- SB:
- Simas 2, Nwogu, Ramírez
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson Netz W | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 57-37 | 3.05 | 1.00 |
| Tyler Santana SV | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40-27 | 3.73 | 1.37 |
| Team | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 97-64 | 2.57 | 0.86 |