Thursday, June 25, 2026 · Regions Field · Final

Knoxville Smokies logo Knoxville Smokies

52-45 · L10 7-3

5–1
Birmingham Barons logo Birmingham Barons

37-60 · L10 2-8

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
KNX 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 7 0
BIR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 3
WP Dawson Netz (5-3) LP Lucas Gordon (3-6)

Stars of the game

Lucas Gordon Dawson Netz Ed Howard

Season matchup

KNX leads 7 of 8 categories

KNX Metric BIR
Offense
4.95 24th Runs scored per game 5.11 16th
Pitching
4.73 4th Runs allowed per game 6.01 29th
Roster
24.7 10th Plate-appearance-weighted batting age 24.4 15th
Results
.536 8th Winning percentage .381 29th
21 11th Run differential -87 26th
.520 11th Pythagorean winning percentage .427 26th
.581 7th Winning percentage in one-run games .308 30th
.519 17th Home winning percentage .413 27th
.556 7th Road winning percentage .353 29th

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.

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Karson Simas CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .232 .642
2 Jefferson Rojas 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .796
3 Owen Ayers C 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 .304 1.009
4 Alex Ramírez DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277 .751
5 Andy Garriola LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .853
6 Carter Trice RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .248 .762
7 Ariel Armas 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .211 .590
8 Hayden Cantrelle 2B 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .298 .837
9 Ed Howard SS 4 1 1 1 2 0 2 .184 .526
Team 36 5 7 2 5 1 11 .194 .654
LOB:
13
2B:
Cantrelle 2
HR:
Ayers, Howard
SB:
Simas, Armas
CS:
Garriola
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Dawson Netz W 6.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 78-54 3.05 1.00
Marino Santy 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 32-17 2.09 1.22
Tyler Ras 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7-4 2.68 1.27
Luke Little 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17-9 3.95 1.39
Team 9.0 5 1 1 2 7 1 134-84 1.00 0.78

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Dylan Campbell RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228 .708
2 Alec Briley 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .259 .834
3 Caleb Bonemer SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .857
4 Anthony DePino 1B 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .270 .852
5 Samuel Zavala CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .215 .702
6 Colby Shelton DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .208 .707
7 Jorge Corona C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215 .659
8 Brenden Dixon 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .190 .678
9 Eddie Park LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .063
Team 32 1 5 1 1 2 7 .156 .487
LOB:
13
2B:
DePino
HR:
Briley
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Lucas Gordon L 6.0 4 2 2 0 8 1 83-60 5.10 1.30
Jackson Kelley 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 1 24-15 2.50 1.17
Morris Austin 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16-14 8.31 1.56
Team 9.0 7 5 5 1 11 2 123-89 5.00 0.89