Saturday, May 9, 2026 · Covenant Health Park · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| KNX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 5 | 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 Samuel Zavala DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .215 | .702 |
| 2 Jacob Burke CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .254 | .704 |
| 3 Alec Briley 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .259 | .834 |
| 4 Wilfred Veras LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .219 | .631 |
| 5 Andy Weber 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .239 | .677 |
| 6 Jordan Sprinkle 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 | .709 |
| 7 Drake Logan RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .232 | .723 |
| 8 Jorge Corona C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .215 | .659 |
| Calvin Harris C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .694 |
| 9 Jason Matthews SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .167 | .900 |
| Team | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | .038 | .257 |
- LOB:
- 7
- CS:
- Zavala, Briley
- GIDP:
- Weber
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor McCullough | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 66-39 | 4.14 | 1.34 |
| Nick Altermatt | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32-18 | 2.77 | 1.31 |
| Carson Jacobs L | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30-19 | 4.66 | 1.72 |
| Jonathan Clark | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16-9 | 3.10 | 1.48 |
| Team | 8.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 144-85 | 4.50 | 1.25 |
Knoxville Smokies
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Karson Simas CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .232 | .642 |
| 2 Jefferson Rojas SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .796 |
| 3 Jordan Nwogu LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .268 | .739 |
| 4 Owen Ayers C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .304 | 1.009 |
| 5 Alex Ramírez RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .751 |
| 6 Ariel Armas DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .211 | .590 |
| 7 Edgar Alvarez 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .186 | .676 |
| 8 Hayden Cantrelle 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .298 | .837 |
| 9 Devin Ortiz 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .137 | .471 |
| Team | 27 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | .185 | .822 |
- LOB:
- 10
- 2B:
- Ramírez
- 3B:
- Ramírez
- HR:
- Ayers, Armas
- GIDP:
- Ramírez
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Schlaffer | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 70-41 | 5.69 | 1.64 |
| Jackson Kirkpatrick W | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 44-26 | 13.15 | 2.92 |
| Vince Reilly SV | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 31-20 | 3.41 | 1.11 |
| Team | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 145-87 | 1.00 | 0.78 |