Tuesday, April 14, 2026 · Toyota Field · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| RCT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Stars of the game
Season matchup
RCT leads 7 of 8 categories
| BIR | Metric | RCT |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 5.11 16th | Runs scored per game | 4.79 25th |
| Pitching | ||
| 6.01 29th | Runs allowed per game | 4.68 2nd |
| Roster | ||
| 24.4 15th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 25.0 6th |
| Results | ||
| .381 29th | Winning percentage | .500 16th |
| -87 26th | Run differential | 11 13th |
| .427 26th | Pythagorean winning percentage | .511 13th |
| .308 30th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .367 27th |
| .413 27th | Home winning percentage | .520 15th |
| .353 29th | Road winning percentage | .478 17th |
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 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .784 |
| 2 Braden Montgomery CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .313 | 1.035 |
| 3 Caden Connor LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .670 |
| 4 Ryan Galanie 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .220 | .730 |
| 5 Samuel Zavala RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .215 | .700 |
| 6 Jeral Perez 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .180 | .563 |
| 7 Wilfred Veras DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 | .631 |
| 8 Jorge Corona C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .215 | .659 |
| 9 Andy Weber SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .677 |
| Team | 36 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | .306 | 1.015 |
- LOB:
- 14
- 2B:
- Nishida, Montgomery 2, Connor
- HR:
- Perez, Weber
- SB:
- Nishida 2
- GIDP:
- Zavala
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Oppor | 2.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 62-26 | 9.49 | 2.19 |
| Mark McLaughlin W | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35-22 | 9.14 | 2.22 |
| Jairo Iriarte | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25-18 | 2.28 | 1.10 |
| Nick Altermatt | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-11 | 2.77 | 1.31 |
| Jacob Heatherly | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 32-12 | 6.26 | 2.04 |
| Riley Gowens SV | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-4 | 2.25 | 0.88 |
| Team | 9.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 180-93 | 5.00 | 1.89 |
Rocket City Trash Pandas
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Wade Meckler LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .347 | .975 |
| 2 Gustavo Campero C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .287 | .830 |
| 3 Nick Rodriguez 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .271 | .721 |
| 4 Matthew Lugo RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .258 | .788 |
| 5 Raudi Rodriguez CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .266 | .804 |
| 6 Harold Coll 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .172 | .533 |
| 7 Tucker Flint DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .768 |
| 8 Ben Gobbel 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .820 |
| 9 Mac McCroskey SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .215 | .632 |
| Team | 28 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 8 | .143 | .690 |
- LOB:
- 23
- 2B:
- Lugo
- HR:
- Meckler
- CS:
- Rodriguez
- GIDP:
- Rodriguez
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Costeiu L | 0.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35-18 | 6.16 | 1.44 |
| Camden Minacci | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41-26 | 2.60 | 1.12 |
| Lucas Mahlstedt | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33-20 | 3.96 | 1.35 |
| Najer Victor | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 34-19 | 2.84 | 1.03 |
| Carlos Espinosa | 3.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 54-35 | 3.28 | 1.07 |
| Team | 9.0 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 197-118 | 9.00 | 2.00 |