SOUTHERN LEAGUE
PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS AT BIRMINGHAM BARONS
05/23/2026
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS AT BIRMINGHAM BARONS
GAME ID: 5917 - SATURDAY, MAY 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pensacola Blue Wahoos (18-25) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 5 0
Birmingham Barons (22-21) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Tight Tilt Goes to Blue Wahoos, 2-1
Pensacola turned a good performance from starting pitcher Ben Carpenter into a 2-1 triumph over the Birmingham Barons at Regions Park. The winning pitcher was Carpenter, now 2-4. He tossed 6 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 0 and fanning 8. With this game in the books, Pensacola is 18-25, Birmingham 22-21.

Cristo Muñíz, who is tied for 8th in the SL in RBI with 23, had a direct impact on the outcome. Muñíz contributed a run-scoring walk in the top of the seventh inning to put Pensacola up, 2-1.

"Whenever we hold the other team to one run," said Blue Wahoos manager Chad Allen, "I like our chances."
PENSACOLA BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Johnston RF 4 0 2 1 1 0 3 .192 2 10
E. McCarthy DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .274 3 14
C. Muñíz C 4 0 0 1 1 1 2 .244 4 23
J. Rodríguez CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .222 4 19
T. Rodríguez LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .270 2 12
N. Bender SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .243 2 17
M. Marín 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .217 1 6
J. Whaley 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .171 0 3
J. Rhodes 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .284 1 16
Totals 33 2 5 2 7 10 22      
BATTING
Triples: J. Rhodes (2, 5th Inning off O. Reyna, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Johnston 2 , M. Marín , J. Whaley , J. Rhodes 3
2-out RBI: L. Johnston , C. Muñíz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Rodríguez , J. Rhodes
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Silva CF, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .236 1 6
K. Perry C 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .288 5 14
D. Lindsey 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .182 2 12
S. Winters SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .182 0 0
B. Díaz LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .208 2 11
T. Lucero DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 1 3
J. Fernández 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .168 0 7
   a-E. Strong PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 1 5
   b-M. Fiuza 2B, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 3
   c-A. Grant PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .128 0 3
S. Vaughan RF 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .238 1 2
B. Dobson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279 1 16
Totals 33 1 7 1 0 14 14      
a - E. Strong pinch hit for J. Fernández in the 7th
b - M. Fiuza substituted for E. Strong in the 8th
c - A. Grant pinch hit for M. Fiuza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Díaz (6, 2nd Inning off B. Carpenter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Silva 2 , K. Perry 2 , S. Winters , B. Díaz 2 , J. Fernández
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Díaz
Sac Fly: S. Vaughan
Hit by Pitch: J. Fernández
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Dobson (2)
PENSACOLA PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Carpenter W (2-4) 6.0 5 1 1 0 8 0 24 111 5.01   
D. Brower H (1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 8 38 0.00   
A. Castaneda SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 15 4.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Carpenter 66
Batters Faced: B. Carpenter 24, D. Brower 8, A. Castaneda 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Carpenter 3-7, D. Brower 1-1, A. Castaneda 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Carpenter 111-67, D. Brower 38-22, A. Castaneda 15-9
Hit Batsmen: B. Carpenter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
O. Reyna L (2-4) 6.0 4 2 2 2 7 0 25 100 2.70   
R. Muñíz 2.1 1 0 0 5 2 0 13 60 4.91   
J. Santiago 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Reyna 61
Batters Faced: O. Reyna 25, R. Muñíz 13, J. Santiago 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Reyna 9-2, R. Muñíz 1-4, J. Santiago 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Reyna 100-65, R. Muñíz 60-32, J. Santiago 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Muñíz 1-1 , J. Santiago 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Carpenter
Ballpark: Regions Park
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 4:35 PM CT
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 8703
Saturday, May 23rd , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60