SOUTHERN LEAGUE
PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS AT BIRMINGHAM BARONS
05/25/2026
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS AT BIRMINGHAM BARONS
GAME ID: 5928 - MONDAY, MAY 25TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pensacola Blue Wahoos (18-27) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 2
Birmingham Barons (24-21) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 5 X 9 15 1
Birmingham Topples Pensacola, 9-2
Birmingham turned a good effort from starter Carlos Bennett into a win over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos at Regions Park. The Barons won the game, 9-2. Bennett, the winner, moves to 3-0. He threw 6 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 7 and giving up 4 walks. After today's action, Birmingham sits at 24-21, while Pensacola falls to 18-27.

Birmingham catcher Eric Strong contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the third. With two down, he hit a sinker to left-center field for a run-scoring single. It was his 26th hit of the season and put the Barons ahead, 1-0.

"It feels good to get this one," Strong told the Birmingham Citizen.
PENSACOLA BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rhodes DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .280 1 16
L. Jones 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .240 3 12
   a-E. McCarthy PR, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 3 14
C. Muñíz C 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .250 4 24
T. Rodríguez CF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .263 2 13
N. Bender SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .232 2 18
M. Marín 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .208 1 6
B. Riley 3B 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .225 0 12
   b-J. Rodríguez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228 4 19
   c-J. Whaley 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 0 3
J. Aguilera RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .235 2 15
J. Welch LF, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .266 2 12
Totals 35 2 7 2 5 10 21      
a - E. McCarthy pinch ran for L. Jones in the 7th
b - J. Rodríguez pinch hit for B. Riley in the 8th
c - J. Whaley substituted for J. Rodríguez in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Rhodes , L. Jones , C. Muñíz 2 , T. Rodríguez , J. Rodríguez , J. Welch
2-out RBI: C. Muñíz , T. Rodríguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Rodríguez , N. Bender 3
Hit by Pitch: T. Rodríguez
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: N. Bender (3) , M. Marín (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Evans LF 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .356 1 3
S. Vaughan CF 4 2 2 1 1 1 3 .280 1 3
T. Lucero RF 4 3 2 0 1 0 4 .267 1 3
E. Strong C 4 1 1 1 1 1 5 .306 1 6
A. Grant 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .164 0 3
   a-J. Fernández 2B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .176 0 8
B. Dobson 2B, 1B 5 0 3 2 0 1 2 .297 1 18
B. Díaz DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .206 2 12
O. Silva SS 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .227 1 7
D. Lindsey 3B 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .174 2 12
Totals 39 9 15 7 5 10 23      
a - J. Fernández substituted for A. Grant in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Lucero 2 (5, 3rd Inning off J. Lewis, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off C. Bojórquez, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Grant (2, 5th Inning off J. Lewis, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Evans (1, 8th Inning off C. Bojórquez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Evans 5 , S. Vaughan 2 , T. Lucero 4 , E. Strong , A. Grant 2 , J. Fernández , B. Dobson 3 , B. Díaz , O. Silva
2-out RBI: E. Strong , O. Silva
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Vaughan , E. Strong 2 , A. Grant , B. Dobson , O. Silva , D. Lindsey
Sac Fly: B. Díaz
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Dobson (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Dobson (3)
PENSACOLA PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Lewis L (1-2) 5.1 8 4 3 3 7 0 28 110 4.12   
C. Bojórquez 2.1 6 5 5 2 2 0 15 58 3.24   
T. Méndez 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lewis 42
Batters Faced: J. Lewis 28, C. Bojórquez 15, T. Méndez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lewis 7-1, C. Bojórquez 2-3, T. Méndez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lewis 110-65, C. Bojórquez 58-34, T. Méndez 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Bojórquez 2-0 , T. Méndez 2-1
WP: J. Lewis , T. Méndez
Balk: J. Lewis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Bennett W (3-0) 6.0 4 2 2 4 7 0 27 113 1.85   
R. Muñíz SV (3) 3.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 14 62 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bennett 59
Batters Faced: C. Bennett 27, R. Muñíz 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bennett 6-5, R. Muñíz 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bennett 113-69, R. Muñíz 62-39
WP: C. Bennett
Hit Batsmen: R. Muñíz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carlos Bennett
Ballpark: Regions Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 5690
Special Notes: 1B Lou Jones was injured while running the bases.
Monday, May 25th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60