SOUTHERN LEAGUE
TENNESSEE SMOKIES AT PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS
05/08/2026
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
TENNESSEE SMOKIES AT PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS
GAME ID: 5841 - FRIDAY, MAY 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tennessee Smokies (12-16) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 11 1
Pensacola Blue Wahoos (13-15) 2 0 0 2 2 0 3 1 X 10 10 1
Pensacola Beats Tennessee, 10-3
Pensacola third baseman Jon Rhodes played a vital role in his team's 10-3 conquest of Tennessee. He was 3 for 4 with 3 singles and a walk, while scoring 2 runs for Pensacola. Artie Zimmerman finished the game for Pensacola and earned his 1st save. With the loss, Tennessee sinks to 12-16.

Early in the game, center fielder Jesús Rodríguez had a 2-run home run for Pensacola. It was his 4th home run of the season and put the Blue Wahoos on top, 2-0.

"You need to show up when your number's called," said Rhodes.
TENNESSEE BATTING LINESCORE PENSACOLA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gracía LF 6 1 3 1 0 0 4 .183 1 13
J. Jackson 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .385 3 15
Á. Pimentel 1B 1 0 0 1 2 1 4 .317 0 16
   a-D. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   b-D. McGillivantic 1B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 2
M. Blagdon DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .225 4 13
R. Wade RF 3 1 0 0 2 3 2 .153 3 13
J. Cortéz 3B, 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .248 3 10
S. Keddy CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .237 0 3
O. Camelo SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 6 .250 2 13
T. Álvarez C 4 0 2 1 1 1 2 .227 0 1
Totals 38 3 11 3 7 10 30      
a - D. Martin pinch hit for Á. Pimentel in the 8th
b - D. McGillivantic substituted for D. Martin in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cortéz (6, 2nd Inning off A. Castaneda, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Gracía (4, 4th Inning off A. Castaneda, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Jackson (7, 6th Inning off A. Zimmerman, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Álvarez (1, 9th Inning off A. Zimmerman, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Gracía 4 , J. Jackson 2 , J. Cortéz 3 , S. Keddy 2 , O. Camelo , T. Álvarez 3
2-out RBI: T. Álvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Gracía 2 , M. Blagdon , R. Wade , J. Cortéz , T. Álvarez
Sac Fly: Á. Pimentel
Team LOB: 16

FIELDING
Errors: J. Jackson (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Johnston RF 5 0 1 0 1 0 6 .171 2 8
E. McCarthy DH 4 1 1 2 1 0 3 .317 3 10
   a-M. Marín DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .241 1 5
C. Muñíz C 2 1 0 0 3 0 2 .292 3 18
J. Rodríguez CF 3 2 1 2 2 1 4 .255 4 17
L. Jones 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .246 2 6
N. Bender SS 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 .250 2 10
J. Rhodes 3B 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .295 0 11
J. Welch LF 3 1 0 1 1 3 6 .287 1 7
B. Riley 2B 5 1 3 3 0 0 3 .237 0 12
Totals 34 10 10 10 12 8 31      
a - M. Marín inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Riley (6, 4th Inning off B. Johnstone, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. McCarthy (4, 7th Inning off J. Vega, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Rodríguez (4, 1st Inning off B. Johnstone, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Bender (2, 4th Inning off B. Johnstone, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Johnston , E. McCarthy 2 , J. Rodríguez 4 , N. Bender 4 , J. Rhodes 3 , B. Riley 4
2-out RBI: E. McCarthy , J. Rodríguez , J. Rhodes , J. Welch , B. Riley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Johnston , M. Marín , J. Rodríguez 2 , L. Jones , B. Riley
Sac Bunt: J. Welch
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Johnston (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Rhodes (1)
TENNESSEE PITCHING LINESCORE PENSACOLA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Johnstone L (1-2) 4.2 5 6 6 7 3 2 25 117 5.01   
J. Vega 2.1 3 4 4 4 3 0 16 74 9.75   
D. Young 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 6 29 1.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Johnstone 26
Batters Faced: B. Johnstone 25, J. Vega 16, D. Young 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Johnstone 3-7, J. Vega 3-2, D. Young 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Johnstone 117-62, J. Vega 74-39, D. Young 29-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Vega 3-1 , D. Young 1-1
WP: J. Vega
Balk: B. Johnstone
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
A. Castaneda W (1-0) 5.0 5 1 1 5 6 0 26 115 5.64   
A. Zimmerman SV (1) 4.0 6 2 2 2 4 0 20 69 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Castaneda 54
Batters Faced: A. Castaneda 26, A. Zimmerman 20
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Castaneda 4-5, A. Zimmerman 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: A. Castaneda 115-66, A. Zimmerman 69-43
Balk: A. Zimmerman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Rhodes
Ballpark: Five County Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 4:24
Attendance: 6411
Special Notes: LF Ed McCarthy was injured while running the bases.
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