SOUTHERN LEAGUE
PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS AT TENNESSEE SMOKIES
06/19/2025
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS AT TENNESSEE SMOKIES
GAME ID: 6039 - THURSDAY, JUNE 19TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pensacola Blue Wahoos (42-25) 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Tennessee Smokies (33-34) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0
Blue Wahoos Victors, 4-2, at Tennessee
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos racked up a win at Smokies Park, bumping off the Tennessee Smokies, 4-2. Doug Merkel, who started for Pensacola, pitched effectively for his team. Merkel picked up the win for Pensacola, going 8 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 6 hits. He now sports a record of 6-4. Picking up the save was 23-year old right-handed pitcher António Castaneda.

Pensacola used the hitting of Jorge Llerena to pick up the win. The designated hitter clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Blue Wahoos on top, 4-1. For the game, Llerena had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Doug was all business tonight," said Pensacola manager Chad Allen.

The Blue Wahoos lead the North Division by 4 games.
PENSACOLA BATTING LINESCORE TENNESSEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Gonsáles CF 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 .083 0 0
J. Llerena DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .387 3 6
A. Ortega RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167 0 1
A. Altherr LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
G. Lefebvre 1B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .283 3 20
D. Jones 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .254 4 18
S. Silva 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .250 0 2
S. Marín SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .237 2 20
M. Crocker C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .174 1 6
Totals 34 4 8 4 1 11 12      
BATTING
Triples: S. Silva (1, 2nd Inning off R. Byrd, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Jones (4, 4th Inning off R. Byrd, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Llerena (3, 5th Inning off R. Byrd, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Llerena 5 , A. Ortega , A. Altherr , G. Lefebvre 2 , D. Jones 4 , S. Silva 3
2-out RBI: J. Llerena , D. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Silva , S. Marín , M. Crocker
GIDP: D. Jones
Hit by Pitch: J. Gonsáles , G. Lefebvre
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Gonsáles (1) , G. Lefebvre 3 (10) , D. Jones (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gracía LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .223 8 25
J. Jackson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .200 3 11
R. Wade RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .224 8 29
J. Allen 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .256 6 14
B. Gonzáles 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 1 16
J. García DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .230 6 17
Á. Pimentel CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259 8 35
O. Camelo SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .218 0 3
   a-M. Blagdon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 2 8
A. Cantú C 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .228 2 18
Totals 34 2 7 2 1 10 10      
a - M. Blagdon pinch hit for O. Camelo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Á. Pimentel (12, 2nd Inning off D. Merkel, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Gracía (12, 8th Inning off D. Merkel, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Cantú (7, 8th Inning off D. Merkel, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. García (6, 4th Inning off D. Merkel, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Gracía 3 , R. Wade , B. Gonzáles , J. García 4 , Á. Pimentel 2 , A. Cantú 2
2-out RBI: J. García
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Allen , O. Camelo
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Allen-Camelo-Allen)
PENSACOLA PITCHING LINESCORE TENNESSEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Merkel W (6-4) 8.0 6 2 2 1 10 1 103 4.35   
A. Castaneda SV (22) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Merkel 71
Batters Faced: D. Merkel 31, A. Castaneda 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Merkel 10-4, A. Castaneda 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Merkel 103-69, A. Castaneda 13-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Byrd L (4-8) 7.2 8 4 4 1 8 2 106 5.25   
J. Mill 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Byrd 54
Batters Faced: R. Byrd 33, J. Mill 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Byrd 6-8, J. Mill 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Byrd 106-65, J. Mill 17-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mill 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Byrd 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Doug Merkel
Ballpark: Smokies Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 6347
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