SOUTHERN LEAGUE
TENNESSEE SMOKIES AT PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS
08/20/2026
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE
TENNESSEE SMOKIES AT PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS
GAME ID: 6310 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tennessee Smokies (48-74) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 0
Pensacola Blue Wahoos (56-66) 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 X 4 10 0
Blue Wahoos Pick Up 4-2 Win Against Tennessee
Nate Bender left his imprint on the 4-2 Pensacola win against the Tennessee Smokies. Bender, who is tied for 9th in the SL in bases on balls with 56, was 3-4 with a triple and 2 doubles. He scored 2 times. Charlie Edmonds picked up the win, lifting his record to 9-6 on the season. He struck out 6 and walked 3 in 6 innings, while yielding 2 runs. António Castaneda recorded the save, his 13th.

Pensacola second baseman Manny Marín helped the Blue Wahoos go up, 3-2, in the bottom of the sixth inning. With the game tied, Marín hit a run-scoring single off Tennessee pitcher Brad Faulkner.

Bender called the win a test of his team's "mettle."

With the victory, the Blue Wahoos record stands at 56-66.
TENNESSEE BATTING LINESCORE PENSACOLA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Ferris CF, 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .206 1 6
R. Paz LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .258 0 19
M. Allen 1B, 2B 4 1 3 0 1 1 0 .230 1 6
Á. Pimentel DH 4 0 2 2 1 0 2 .285 3 52
I. Moreno 2B, SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .235 1 7
J. Cortéz RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 5 .244 6 39
J. González C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .257 2 25
B. Talley SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .169 0 4
   a-A. Gracía PH, CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232 5 52
G. Smith 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .222 0 9
Totals 37 2 12 2 4 8 22      
a - A. Gracía pinch hit for B. Talley in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Allen (3, 5th Inning off C. Edmonds, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Gracía (17, 8th Inning off D. Brower, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Ferris 2 , R. Paz , M. Allen 4 , Á. Pimentel 2 , J. Cortéz 2 , A. Gracía 2 , G. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Paz , I. Moreno , J. Cortéz 2 , J. González , G. Smith 2
Sac Bunt: J. González
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Ferris (2)

FIELDING
PB: J. González 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Riley 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253 1 34
T. Rodríguez CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .264 6 38
L. Jones 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .239 5 35
C. Muñíz C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 5 43
N. Bender SS 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .226 5 37
E. McCarthy RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .253 8 57
M. Marín 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .207 5 32
J. Rhodes DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264 2 41
J. Welch LF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .257 8 38
Totals 32 4 10 4 1 3 14      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Bender 2 (21, 6th Inning off B. Faulkner, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off B. Faulkner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: N. Bender (5, 4th Inning off B. Faulkner, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Rodríguez , L. Jones 2 , N. Bender 7 , E. McCarthy 2 , M. Marín , J. Welch
2-out RBI: L. Jones , N. Bender , E. McCarthy , M. Marín
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Jones , C. Muñíz , J. Rhodes
Sac Bunt: B. Riley
Hit by Pitch: J. Rhodes
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Rhodes (4)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Rodríguez(Allen at 3rd base))
PB: C. Muñíz
TENNESSEE PITCHING LINESCORE PENSACOLA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Faulkner L (0-4) 8.0 10 4 4 1 3 0 35 126 5.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Faulkner 48
Batters Faced: B. Faulkner 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Faulkner 10-10
Pitches - Strikes: B. Faulkner 126-79
Hit Batsmen: B. Faulkner
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Edmonds W (9-6) 6.0 9 2 2 3 6 0 29 113 3.18   
D. Brower H (4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 23 1.33   
A. Castaneda SV (13) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 6 24 3.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Edmonds 49
Batters Faced: C. Edmonds 29, D. Brower 7, A. Castaneda 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Edmonds 8-3, D. Brower 2-3, A. Castaneda 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Edmonds 113-68, D. Brower 23-14, A. Castaneda 24-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Bender
Ballpark: Five County Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 6447
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