SOUTHERN LEAGUE
MISSISSIPPI HAMMERS AT BIRMINGHAM BARONS
09/08/2026
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE
MISSISSIPPI HAMMERS AT BIRMINGHAM BARONS
GAME ID: 5720 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mississippi Hammers (77-63) 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 13 2
Birmingham Barons (77-63) 0 7 0 2 0 1 3 0 X 13 14 1
Mississippi Stopped, 13-6, by Birmingham
The Birmingham Barons defeated the Mississippi Hammers, 13-6, at Regions Park. Ben Cross was one of the standouts for Birmingham. His 2 hits included 1 single and 1 triple -- this in addition to the 2 runs he scored and 3 he knocked in. Raúl Muñíz got the save, his 6th in 8 chances. Birmingham has 3 straight wins, Mississippi 3 straight losses.

In the bottom of the second, Birmingham right fielder Bernardo Díaz had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and one out, Díaz stroked a 2-run single to right-center. It made the score 7-4, Birmingham. For the game, he went 2-4 with 2 singles and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Díaz told the Birmingham Citizen. "It's as simple as that."
MISSISSIPPI BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ferrer CF 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 .279 3 30
D. Martínez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .298 10 72
   a-C. Ortíz PH, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .376 1 15
S. Simmons 1B 5 1 2 3 0 0 0 .262 5 58
M. Cantrell SS, 2B 4 2 1 2 1 0 3 .206 8 50
M. Tobías DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .284 11 55
J. Rúbio 3B 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .231 7 27
E. Burton C 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .252 7 38
G. Lozano RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 .074 0 0
D. St. John LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .136 0 3
Totals 39 6 13 6 4 5 23      
a - C. Ortíz pinch hit for D. Martínez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Simmons 2 (43, 1st Inning off J. Santiago, 2 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off R. Muñíz, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Martínez (22, 1st Inning off J. Santiago, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Cantrell (8, 1st Inning off J. Santiago, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ferrer 2 , D. Martínez 2 , C. Ortíz , S. Simmons 4 , M. Cantrell 4 , M. Tobías 2 , J. Rúbio , E. Burton 2 , D. St. John
2-out RBI: S. Simmons , D. St. John
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ferrer , M. Cantrell , D. St. John 2
GIDP: E. Burton
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Ferrer (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Rúbio (12) , E. Burton (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Cantrell-Ortíz-Simmons)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Silva CF 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 .267 8 41
T. Lucero 1B 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 .259 4 39
B. Cross DH 4 2 2 3 1 2 1 .214 1 9
D. Nealon C 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .306 0 8
B. Díaz RF 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 .209 7 36
R. Larson LF 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 .394 4 21
T. Le 3B 4 1 2 2 1 0 3 .288 4 18
M. Owens 2B 5 0 0 0 0 4 7 .263 0 12
D. Lindsey SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .198 10 43
Totals 38 13 14 12 6 11 17      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Larson 2 (11, 2nd Inning off J. Jiménez, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off E. Soto, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Le (6, 6th Inning off E. Soto, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Cross (1, 7th Inning off E. Soto, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Silva , T. Lucero 2 , B. Cross 4 , D. Nealon 2 , B. Díaz 2 , R. Larson 4 , T. Le 3 , D. Lindsey
2-out RBI: T. Le
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Le , M. Owens , D. Lindsey
GIDP: M. Owens
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Silva (7)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lindsey (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Lindsey-Owens-Lucero)
MISSISSIPPI PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Jiménez L (2-3) 1.1 7 7 6 2 1 0 14 58 5.11   
S. Black 3.2 4 2 2 1 7 0 16 68 3.38   
E. Soto 2.0 3 4 4 2 3 0 11 46 3.39   
D. Jackson 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 2.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Jiménez 7
Batters Faced: J. Jiménez 14, S. Black 16, E. Soto 11, D. Jackson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Jiménez 1-2, S. Black 1-3, E. Soto 3-0, D. Jackson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Jiménez 58-36, S. Black 68-41, E. Soto 46-26, D. Jackson 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Black 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Santiago W (11-7) 5.0 9 5 5 3 2 1 27 103 3.34   
R. Muñíz SV (6) 4.0 4 1 1 1 3 0 16 71 2.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Santiago 28
Batters Faced: J. Santiago 27, R. Muñíz 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Santiago 5-8, R. Muñíz 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Santiago 103-57, R. Muñíz 71-45
WP: J. Santiago
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Cross
Ballpark: Regions Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 8521
Tuesday, September 8th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76