Thursday, May 7, 2026 · Covenant Health Park · Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| KNX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Stars of the game
| BIR | Metric | KNX |
|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||
| 5.15 18th | Runs scored per game | 4.82 25th |
| Pitching | ||
| 5.98 29th | Runs allowed per game | 4.56 1st |
| Roster | ||
| 24.4 15th | Plate-appearance-weighted batting age | 24.7 7th |
| Results | ||
| .394 28th | Winning percentage | .538 8th |
| -86 27th | Run differential | 27 10th |
| .432 27th | Pythagorean winning percentage | .525 10th |
| .357 30th | Winning percentage in one-run games | .559 7th |
| .451 25th | Home winning percentage | .500 18th |
| .340 29th | Road winning percentage | .583 3rd |
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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .218 | .705 |
| 2 Jacob Burke LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .254 | .704 |
| 3 Alec Briley 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .253 | .819 |
| 4 Wilfred Veras RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .219 | .631 |
| 5 Andy Weber SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .239 | .677 |
| 6 Jeral Perez 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .180 | .563 |
| Jason Matthews 3B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .900 |
| 7 Calvin Harris C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .223 | .694 |
| 8 Jorge Corona DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .229 | .723 |
| 9 Jordan Sprinkle 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .712 |
| Team | 34 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | .176 | .521 |
- LOB:
- 15
- 2B:
- Perez
- 3B:
- Burke
- SB:
- Zavala, Burke 2, Weber, Perez
- CS:
- Weber
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Palisch W | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 85-56 | 5.32 | 1.63 |
| Jarold Rosado | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25-14 | 8.74 | 2.29 |
| Jonathan Clark | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14-8 | 2.87 | 1.37 |
| Jairo Iriarte SV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-5 | 2.28 | 1.10 |
| Team | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 131-83 | 1.00 | 0.89 |
Knoxville Smokies
| Batting | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Carter Trice CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .749 |
| 2 Jordan Nwogu LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .268 | .739 |
| 3 Jefferson Rojas SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .268 | .794 |
| 4 Andy Garriola DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .828 |
| 5 Owen Ayers 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .304 | 1.009 |
| 6 Ariel Armas C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .209 | .607 |
| 7 Alex Ramírez RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .731 |
| 8 Hayden Cantrelle 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .298 | .837 |
| 9 Karson Simas 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .638 |
| Team | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .167 | .509 |
- LOB:
- 9
- HR:
- Ayers
- CS:
- Cantrelle
- GIDP:
- Trice
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | P-S | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Kipp | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 66-48 | 4.03 | 1.15 |
| Jace Beck L | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 36-21 | 2.87 | 1.32 |
| Evan Taylor | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-8 | 2.36 | 1.33 |
| Luis Rujano | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32-16 | 8.61 | 2.13 |
| Team | 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 150-93 | 3.00 | 1.00 |