SOUTHERN LEAGUE
BIRMINGHAM BARONS AT JACKSONVILLE SUNS
04/20/2026
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
BIRMINGHAM BARONS AT JACKSONVILLE SUNS
GAME ID: 5759 - MONDAY, APRIL 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Barons (5-6) 1 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 9 10 2
Jacksonville Suns (9-2) 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 7 8 1
Lucero goes 3-for-4 in Barons Win
The Birmingham Barons downed the Jacksonville Suns, 9-7. The hitting star was first baseman Tony Lucero. Lucero went 3 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 4 times and driving in 2 for the Barons. With the loss, Jacksonville drops to 9-2.

Dan Lindsey helped out the Birmingham cause in the top of the ninth inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the third baseman drew 1 walk in his only trip to the plate.

"It wasn't a pretty victory," said Lucero, "but we got it done."
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Mejia 3B, 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .121 0 1
J. Pierson SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .265 0 0
T. Lucero 1B 4 4 3 2 1 0 1 .281 1 3
B. Díaz LF 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 .241 0 2
J. Rivera RF 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .176 1 4
E. Strong C 3 1 1 1 0 0 6 .250 0 2
   b-J. Fernández PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .235 0 3
   c-K. Perry C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 1 3
D. Nealon DH 4 0 1 2 1 2 4 .167 0 3
B. Dobson 2B 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .294 0 8
   a-D. Lindsey 3B 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .158 0 1
O. Silva CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .111 0 0
Totals 36 9 10 9 8 9 24      
a - D. Lindsey substituted for B. Dobson in the 8th
b - J. Fernández pinch hit for E. Strong in the 9th
c - K. Perry substituted for J. Fernández in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Strong (4, 5th Inning off D. Edwards, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Lucero (2, 9th Inning off C. Guiney, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Lucero (1, 1st Inning off J. Colón, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pierson 2 , T. Lucero 7 , B. Díaz , J. Rivera , E. Strong 2 , D. Nealon , B. Dobson
2-out RBI: T. Lucero , D. Nealon 2 , B. Dobson , D. Lindsey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Lucero , E. Strong , D. Nealon , O. Silva
Sac Fly: E. Strong
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Jones (1) , O. Silva (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Burns CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .438 1 8
M. García SS 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .364 0 5
   a-L. Ross PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .394 1 6
L. Suárez 1B 5 1 1 2 0 2 5 .316 3 8
B. Hicks 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .344 0 4
R. Reeves RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .258 2 7
B. Hamilton DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .471 0 7
J. Robert LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .407 0 5
X. Brown 2B 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 .214 1 3
J. Hernández C 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .667 0 1
Totals 36 7 8 6 5 7 15      
a - L. Ross pinch hit for M. García in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Burns (5, 7th Inning off J. Vargas, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Suárez (3, 7th Inning off J. Vargas, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Burns 3 , M. García 2 , L. Suárez 4 , B. Hamilton , J. Hernández 2
2-out RBI: J. Hernández
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hicks , R. Reeves , X. Brown
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Colón (1)
OF assists: 1 (Burns(Nealon at 3rd base))
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Beck W (3-0) 5.0 4 2 2 3 3 0 22 100 1.45   
J. Vargas H (1) 1.1 3 4 4 1 1 1 8 31 10.80   
R. Muñíz H (1) 1.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 27 1.80   
J. Jones SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 16 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Beck 51
Batters Faced: D. Beck 22, J. Vargas 8, R. Muñíz 7, J. Jones 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Beck 5-7, J. Vargas 1-2, R. Muñíz 4-0, J. Jones 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Beck 100-60, J. Vargas 31-16, R. Muñíz 27-18, J. Jones 16-10
WP: J. Vargas
Balk: J. Vargas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Colón L (0-1) 4.0 5 5 5 4 2 1 21 80 7.50   
D. Edwards 2.2 3 3 3 1 2 0 12 34 3.12   
C. Guiney 2.1 2 1 1 3 5 0 12 56 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Colón 30
Batters Faced: J. Colón 21, D. Edwards 12, C. Guiney 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Colón 3-6, D. Edwards 3-3, C. Guiney 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Colón 80-42, D. Edwards 34-24, C. Guiney 56-36
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Guiney 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Lucero
Ballpark: Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 10937
Special Notes: RP Danny Edwards was injured while pitching. Tony Lucero ties the BIR regular season game record for runs with 4.
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