Thursday, April 16, 2026 · Toyota Field · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| RCT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
Stars of the game
Season matchup
RCT leads 7 of 8 categories
| BIR | Metric | RCT |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 5.13 17th | Runs scored per game | 4.79 26th |
| Pitching | ||
| 6.01 29th | Runs allowed per game | 4.67 2nd |
| Roster | ||
| 24.4 15th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 25.0 6th |
| Results | ||
| .388 28th | Winning percentage | .505 16th |
| -86 26th | Run differential | 12 13th |
| .428 26th | Pythagorean winning percentage | .512 13th |
| .333 30th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .387 26th |
| .426 27th | Home winning percentage | .520 16th |
| .353 29th | Road winning percentage | .489 15th |
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 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .784 |
| 2 Braden Montgomery CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .313 | 1.035 |
| 3 Ryan Galanie 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .220 | .730 |
| 4 Samuel Zavala RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .215 | .700 |
| 5 Jeral Perez 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .180 | .563 |
| 6 Calvin Harris DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .223 | .694 |
| 7 Wilfred Veras LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .219 | .631 |
| 8 Juan Gonzalez C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 | .644 |
| 9 Andy Weber SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .239 | .677 |
| Team | 34 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 12 | .265 | .772 |
- LOB:
- 18
- 2B:
- Montgomery, Harris, Veras
- SB:
- Nishida, Veras
- CS:
- Harris
- GIDP:
- Perez
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor McCullough | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 48-28 | 4.14 | 1.34 |
| Chase Watkins | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 43-30 | 7.11 | 1.53 |
| Jairo Iriarte W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-10 | 2.28 | 1.10 |
| Jackson Kelley SV | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20-16 | 2.77 | 1.23 |
| Team | 9.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 126-84 | 4.00 | 0.78 |
Rocket City Trash Pandas
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Wade Meckler RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .347 | .975 |
| 2 Gustavo Campero C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .287 | .830 |
| 3 Nick Rodriguez 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .271 | .721 |
| 4 Matthew Lugo CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .258 | .788 |
| 5 Harold Coll 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .172 | .533 |
| 6 David Calabrese LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .220 | .625 |
| 7 Ben Gobbel DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .255 | .820 |
| 8 Tucker Flint 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .246 | .768 |
| 9 David Mershon SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .103 | .326 |
| Team | 32 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | .156 | .500 |
- LOB:
- 15
- HR:
- Gobbel
- SB:
- Meckler 2, Coll 2
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Hurtado L | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34-16 | 3.39 | 1.16 |
| Lucas Mahlstedt | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 39-21 | 3.96 | 1.35 |
| Eybersson Polanco | 3.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 67-40 | 3.42 | 1.26 |
| Kenyon Yovan | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 59-39 | 3.62 | 1.10 |
| Camden Minacci | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-4 | 2.60 | 1.12 |
| Team | 9.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 205-120 | 7.00 | 1.89 |