SOUTHERN LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE SUNS AT BIRMINGHAM BARONS
05/08/2026
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
JACKSONVILLE SUNS AT BIRMINGHAM BARONS
GAME ID: 5843 - FRIDAY, MAY 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Jacksonville Suns (21-7) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 2
Birmingham Barons (13-15) 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 6 11 0
Barons 6-3 Winners Over Jacksonville
Birmingham left fielder Bernardo Díaz made his presence felt in the 6-3 Barons triumph over the Jacksonville Suns. Díaz went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 doubles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. With the loss, Jacksonville drops to 21-7.

Second Baseman Juan Fernández made an impact for Birmingham, when he swatted a run-scoring double off Robinson Santana in the bottom of the fifth. For the contest, Fernández was 1-4 with a double, while scoring 2 times.

"Good baseball players make you a smarter manager," said Birmingham manager Casey Kopitzke.
JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Bermúdez LF 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .312 0 10
M. García SS 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .311 0 11
L. Suárez 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .313 3 12
B. Hicks 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .299 1 9
R. Reeves RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .258 2 8
B. Jones DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .246 0 5
J. Dueñas C 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .353 0 10
J. Robert CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .424 1 11
J. Ayala 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .213 1 6
   a-J. Burns PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .358 1 16
Totals 34 3 7 3 5 8 15      
a - J. Burns pinch hit for J. Ayala in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Suárez (7, 1st Inning off O. Reyna, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Hicks (7, 1st Inning off O. Reyna, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Reeves (2, 6th Inning off O. Reyna, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Bermúdez , M. García , L. Suárez 2 , B. Hicks 2 , R. Reeves 2 , J. Robert , J. Burns
2-out RBI: M. García , B. Hicks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. García , L. Suárez , B. Jones 2 , J. Dueñas
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Bermúdez (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. García (4) , J. Dueñas (1)
Double Plays: 1 (García-Burns-Suárez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Evans CF 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .500 0 0
K. Perry C 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .235 3 6
B. Dobson 3B, 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .222 0 12
J. Fernández 2B 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 .188 0 7
B. Díaz LF 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .221 1 9
J. Rivera RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .246 1 7
   b-D. Lindsey 1B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 2 11
S. Simmons 1B, RF 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 .153 0 4
C. Farris DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .538 0 0
   a-A. Grant DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .135 0 2
A. Bruno SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 .333 2 4
Totals 34 6 11 6 2 9 23      
a - A. Grant inserted as DH in the 6th
b - D. Lindsey substituted for J. Rivera in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Díaz 2 (4, 4th Inning off J. Scholz, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off R. Santana, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Fernández (2, 5th Inning off R. Santana, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Perry (3, 1st Inning off J. Scholz, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Díaz (1, 7th Inning off M. Fuller, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Evans 2 , K. Perry 5 , B. Dobson , J. Fernández 2 , B. Díaz 8 , J. Rivera , A. Bruno
2-out RBI: J. Fernández , B. Díaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Dobson , J. Rivera , S. Simmons , A. Bruno
GIDP: B. Dobson
Sac Bunt: K. Perry , A. Bruno
Hit by Pitch: A. Grant
Team LOB: 9
JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Scholz 4.0 5 3 3 2 3 1 19 74 6.39   
R. Santana L (4-2) 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 11 49 2.73   
M. Fuller 1.0 1 2 1 0 3 1 5 15 2.76   
L. Anastassiou 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Scholz 41
Batters Faced: J. Scholz 19, R. Santana 11, M. Fuller 5, L. Anastassiou 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Scholz 3-6, R. Santana 2-1, M. Fuller 0-0, L. Anastassiou 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Scholz 74-47, R. Santana 49-32, M. Fuller 15-14, L. Anastassiou 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Santana 1-1
Hit Batsmen: R. Santana
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
O. Reyna W (2-2) 6.1 5 3 3 2 6 0 26 105 2.82   
J. Vargas H (2) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 23 2.45   
J. Jones SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 6 20 3.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Reyna 55
Batters Faced: O. Reyna 26, J. Vargas 7, J. Jones 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Reyna 7-6, J. Vargas 3-1, J. Jones 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: O. Reyna 105-62, J. Vargas 23-12, J. Jones 20-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bernardo Díaz
Ballpark: Regions Park
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:35 PM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 5533
Special Notes: CL Mal Fuller was injured while pitching.
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