SOUTHERN LEAGUE
TENNESSEE SMOKIES AT BIRMINGHAM BARONS
08/02/2025
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
TENNESSEE SMOKIES AT BIRMINGHAM BARONS
GAME ID: 6226 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tennessee Smokies (55-49) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
Birmingham Barons (55-50) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 X 4 7 2
Barons Rebuff Smokies, 4-2
Birmingham pitcher Derek Smith had a large part in his team beating the Tennessee Smokies, 4-2. The left-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. Derek Smith picked up the win in relief for Birmingham, while Ken Wilkinson took the loss. Jose A. Suarez earned his 14th save in 15 chances.

Shortstop Mario Muñíz made an impact for Birmingham, when he swatted a 2-run triple off Ken Wilkinson in the bottom of the fourth. For the contest, Muñíz was 2 for 4 with a triple. He drove in 3 runs and scored once.

Smith called the win "a pick-me-upper."

The Smokies, now 55-49, have lost 5 straight.
TENNESSEE BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gracía LF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .202 10 33
   a-J. Jackson PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .203 4 16
J. Allen 1B 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .233 11 25
   b-M. Blagdon PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .216 3 14
M. Ríos CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .336 2 13
R. Wade RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .232 11 41
Á. Pimentel DH 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .302 11 59
M. Allen 2B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .283 5 37
B. Talley SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 2 19
   c-D. Baker PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256 2 10
   e-S. Keddy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 2 25
J. González C 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .174 0 3
A. Wilson 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .214 3 12
   d-S. Martínez PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 1 2
Totals 31 2 3 2 4 8 12      
a - J. Jackson pinch hit for A. Gracía in the 5th
b - M. Blagdon pinch hit for J. Allen in the 5th
c - D. Baker pinch hit for B. Talley in the 6th
d - S. Martínez pinch hit for A. Wilson in the 7th
e - S. Keddy pinch hit for D. Baker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Á. Pimentel (25, 1st Inning off D. Smith, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Á. Pimentel 3 , M. Allen
2-out RBI: Á. Pimentel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Blagdon , M. Allen , J. González
GIDP: A. Wilson
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Vargas RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .234 3 25
J. Ramos CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .230 13 34
W. McFergus 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .346 5 23
R. Larson LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .213 10 27
J. Alfonso 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .228 7 40
J. Quintana 1B 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .259 4 25
   a-F. Aguilar 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 3 20
D. Willis DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .286 2 9
M. Muñíz SS 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .268 4 31
S. Colón C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .253 1 8
Totals 31 4 7 4 5 8 16      
a - F. Aguilar substituted for J. Quintana in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: M. Muñíz (4, 4th Inning off K. Wilkinson, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Vargas , W. McFergus , J. Quintana , D. Willis , M. Muñíz 4 , S. Colón
2-out RBI: L. Vargas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ramos , R. Larson
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Alfonso (7) , M. Muñíz (19)
Double Plays: 1 (Muñíz-McFergus-Quintana)
TENNESSEE PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Wilkinson L (6-5) 5.1 7 4 4 4 5 0 111 4.39   
R. Byrd 2.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 39 5.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Wilkinson 39
Batters Faced: K. Wilkinson 27, R. Byrd 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Wilkinson 7-4, R. Byrd 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Wilkinson 111-68, R. Byrd 39-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Byrd 2-0
WP: K. Wilkinson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Williams 0.2 0 2 0 1 1 0 15 4.43   
D. Smith W (4-1) 5.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 71 5.66   
M. Alonso H (4) 2.1 1 0 0 1 4 0 35 1.43   
J. Suarez SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Williams 40
Batters Faced: K. Williams 4, D. Smith 19, M. Alonso 9, J. Suarez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Williams 0-1, D. Smith 9-3, M. Alonso 3-0, J. Suarez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Williams 15-10, D. Smith 71-42, M. Alonso 35-22, J. Suarez 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Smith 2-2 , M. Alonso 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Derek Smith
Ballpark: Regions Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 6:00 PM CT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 9979
Special Notes: SP Ken Williams was injured while pitching.
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