SOUTHERN LEAGUE
BIRMINGHAM BARONS AT JACKSONVILLE SUNS
04/24/2026
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
BIRMINGHAM BARONS AT JACKSONVILLE SUNS
GAME ID: 5778 - FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
Birmingham Barons (7-8) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 1
Jacksonville Suns (11-4) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 15 3
Birmingham Loses, 6-5, in 14
The Suns grabbed a win, 6-5, at Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, overcoming a fine effort from Birmingham pitcher Joe Wood. Wood went 5.1 innings and allowed 2 runs. The Barons, 7-8, continue their sluggish start to the 2026 campaign.

The Suns got a clutch hit from shortstop Manny García. In the bottom of the 14th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Suns.

"The crowd was raucous," said García.
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Mejia SS 6 0 1 1 1 0 5 .146 0 2
B. Dobson 1B 7 1 2 0 0 0 5 .250 0 8
D. Lindsey 3B 6 1 1 1 1 2 2 .125 0 2
S. Simmons CF 7 0 1 1 0 3 4 .071 0 1
E. Strong C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219 0 2
   a-C. Azeredo PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286 0 1
   c-J. Rivera LF, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 1 4
D. Nealon DH 6 0 1 0 0 3 2 .207 0 4
A. Grant LF 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .111 0 2
   b-K. Perry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .158 2 4
   d-A. Bruno C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
B. Díaz RF, LF 3 1 1 0 3 1 0 .225 0 3
O. Silva 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .158 0 0
   e-J. Fernández PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .172 0 3
   f-C. Farris 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 51 5 8 4 6 12 28      
a - C. Azeredo pinch hit for E. Strong in the 8th
b - K. Perry pinch hit for A. Grant in the 8th
c - J. Rivera substituted for C. Azeredo in the 8th
d - A. Bruno substituted for K. Perry in the 8th
e - J. Fernández pinch hit for O. Silva in the 13th
f - C. Farris substituted for J. Fernández in the 13th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Simmons (1, 8th Inning off P. Spencer, 2 on, 0 outs) , D. Lindsey (2, 9th Inning off M. Fuller, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Nealon (1, 13th Inning off L. Cartwright, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Mejia , B. Dobson 2 , D. Lindsey 2 , S. Simmons 2 , C. Azeredo , D. Nealon 2 , B. Díaz
2-out RBI: D. Lindsey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Mejia 2 , B. Dobson , D. Lindsey , S. Simmons , E. Strong
GIDP: B. Dobson , K. Perry
Hit by Pitch: O. Silva
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lindsey (2)
PB: A. Bruno
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Burns CF, 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .424 1 12
   c-M. García 2B, SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .306 0 7
J. Ayala 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 1 6
   b-M. Bermúdez PH, CF 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .325 0 8
L. Suárez RF 6 1 1 0 1 2 6 .294 3 9
B. Hicks 3B 6 2 2 0 1 3 4 .289 0 4
B. Hamilton C 6 1 2 0 1 2 4 .438 0 7
B. Jones 1B 6 0 0 0 1 4 8 .211 0 2
J. Robert LF 7 2 3 2 0 0 3 .452 0 8
X. Brown SS, 2B 6 0 2 0 1 0 3 .216 1 3
J. Hernández DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .417 0 2
   a-L. Ross DH 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 .318 1 8
Totals 55 6 15 5 8 14 37      
a - L. Ross inserted as DH in the 7th
b - M. Bermúdez pinch hit for J. Ayala in the 7th
c - M. García substituted for J. Burns in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Robert (3, 8th Inning off R. Muñíz, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Bermúdez (3, 13th Inning off H. Ochoa, 0 on, 0 outs) , X. Brown (2, 14th Inning off H. Ochoa, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Burns , M. García , M. Bermúdez 4 , L. Suárez , B. Hicks 2 , B. Hamilton 2 , J. Robert 4 , X. Brown 3
2-out RBI: J. Burns , M. Bermúdez , J. Robert
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Bermúdez , L. Suárez 2 , B. Jones , X. Brown , J. Hernández
Hit by Pitch: J. Burns
Team LOB: 18

FIELDING
Errors: J. Ayala (1) , X. Brown 2 (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Ayala-Brown-Jones, Brown-Burns-Jones)
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Wood 5.1 2 2 2 4 6 0 23 101 3.38   
R. Muñíz 2.2 6 3 3 1 1 0 16 48 4.70   
J. Santiago 4.0 3 0 0 1 5 0 16 64 2.84   
H. Ochoa L (0-1) 1.0 4 1 1 2 2 0 9 37 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wood 58
Batters Faced: J. Wood 23, R. Muñíz 16, J. Santiago 16, H. Ochoa 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wood 3-7, R. Muñíz 3-4, J. Santiago 4-3, H. Ochoa 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wood 101-53, R. Muñíz 48-32, J. Santiago 64-40, H. Ochoa 37-23
Hit Batsmen: J. Wood
Balk: J. Wood
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Fletcher 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 14 3.52   
L. Anastassiou 4.0 1 2 0 1 1 0 15 63 0.00   
M. Mullins 1.2 3 1 1 2 2 0 10 38 2.57   
P. Spencer 1.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 18 0.00   
M. Fuller BS (1) 2.0 1 1 1 1 3 0 9 35 2.00   
B. Anderson 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 31 4.08   
L. Cartwright W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 8 25 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Fletcher 49
Batters Faced: M. Fletcher 4, L. Anastassiou 15, M. Mullins 10, P. Spencer 5, M. Fuller 9, B. Anderson 7, L. Cartwright 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Fletcher 2-1, L. Anastassiou 4-6, M. Mullins 1-2, P. Spencer 1-0, M. Fuller 0-3, B. Anderson 1-3, L. Cartwright 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Fletcher 14-10, L. Anastassiou 63-43, M. Mullins 38-21, P. Spencer 18-14, M. Fuller 35-19, B. Anderson 31-18, L. Cartwright 25-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Spencer 1-1
WP: B. Anderson
Hit Batsmen: M. Fuller
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Wood
Ballpark: Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:00 PM ET
Time: 5:29
Attendance: 10899
Special Notes: SP Marlon Fletcher was injured while pitching.
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