SOUTHERN LEAGUE
BIRMINGHAM BARONS AT JACKSONVILLE SUNS
04/22/2026
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE
BIRMINGHAM BARONS AT JACKSONVILLE SUNS
GAME ID: 5765 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Barons (6-7) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0
Jacksonville Suns (10-3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Barons Turn Back Jacksonville, 1-0
Kevin Arnold never let the Suns get in a groove. The right-hander used his bread and butter, his curveball, to pitch the Barons to a win, 1-0. The winner was Arnold. He threw 7.1 innings of shutout ball. The loser was Merlin Mullins. The save went to Jeff Jones, his 3rd this season.

Bernardo Díaz had a direct impact on the outcome. Díaz contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh inning to put Birmingham up, 1-0.

"It's no secret that good defense follows around people who throw strikes," said Birmingham manager Casey Kopitzke.

The loss has the Suns at 10-3.
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Mejia SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .162 0 1
B. Dobson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .244 0 8
D. Lindsey 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .115 0 1
J. Fernández 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .208 0 3
J. Rivera DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .190 1 4
E. Strong C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .214 0 2
B. Díaz LF 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .235 0 3
S. Simmons RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
O. Silva CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .083 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1 1 8 14      
BATTING
Total Bases: L. Mejia 2 , J. Fernández , J. Rivera , B. Díaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Dobson , D. Lindsey
Sac Fly: B. Díaz
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Fernández-Mejia-Dobson, Mejia-Fernández-Dobson, Lindsey-Fernández-Dobson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Bermúdez LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .281 0 7
L. Ross SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .341 1 8
   b-J. Ayala SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 1 6
L. Suárez 1B 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .300 3 8
B. Hicks 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .314 0 4
R. Reeves RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .229 2 7
B. Jones DH 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .276 0 2
   a-J. Burns DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .444 1 11
B. Hamilton C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .452 0 7
J. Souza CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .367 2 8
M. García 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .345 0 6
Totals 30 0 6 0 6 9 16      
a - J. Burns inserted as DH in the 7th
b - J. Ayala substituted for L. Ross in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Bermúdez 2 , B. Hamilton , J. Souza , M. García 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Bermúdez
GIDP: L. Ross 2 , B. Hamilton
Team LOB: 9
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE JACKSONVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Arnold W (2-1) 7.1 5 0 0 6 6 0 30 117 2.66   
J. Santiago H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 12 7.71   
J. Jones SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 14 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Arnold 68
Batters Faced: K. Arnold 30, J. Santiago 2, J. Jones 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Arnold 9-4, J. Santiago 0-0, J. Jones 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Arnold 117-73, J. Santiago 12-6, J. Jones 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Santiago 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Price 5.1 2 0 0 1 6 0 19 77 1.84   
M. Mullins L (1-1) 3.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 14 50 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Price 69
Batters Faced: E. Price 19, M. Mullins 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Price 4-6, M. Mullins 5-4
Pitches - Strikes: E. Price 77-47, M. Mullins 50-33
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mullins 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Arnold
Ballpark: Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 10:35 AM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 10969
Special Notes: 2B Lonnie Ross was injured while throwing the ball.
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