SOUTHERN LEAGUE
BIRMINGHAM BARONS AT TENNESSEE SMOKIES
07/15/2025
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
BIRMINGHAM BARONS AT TENNESSEE SMOKIES
GAME ID: 6149 - TUESDAY, JULY 15TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Barons (47-42) 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 9 0
Tennessee Smokies (47-42) 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 X 6 11 0
Smokies Foil Barons, 6-5
Led by Rob Wade, the Tennessee Smokies downed the Birmingham Barons, 6-5. Wade was 3-5 with a home run and a double, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Smokies. Bob Petersen was credited with the save, his 26th in 27 tries. With the win, the Smokies sit at 47-42.

Tennessee took a 6-1 lead on Wade's 11th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which he hit off Chris Phillips in the bottom of the sixth, propelled Tennessee to the win.

"I put some good swings on the ball tonight," said Wade.
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE TENNESSEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramos CF 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .235 10 25
G. Battle DH 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .306 4 18
W. McFergus SS 4 2 1 4 1 1 1 .384 3 15
J. Quintana LF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .258 4 25
   b-J. Alfonso PR, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228 7 35
J. Morgan 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .196 2 15
   c-C. Negrón PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 2
D. Willis 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .289 2 9
   a-L. Vargas PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .233 3 23
P. Gómez RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .212 2 11
F. Aguilar 2B 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .241 3 18
S. Colón C 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .257 1 7
Totals 36 5 9 5 6 15 16      
a - L. Vargas pinch hit for D. Willis in the 7th
b - J. Alfonso pinch ran for J. Quintana in the 7th
c - C. Negrón pinch hit for J. Morgan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Quintana (6, 1st Inning off B. Gibson, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Colón (3, 4th Inning off B. Gibson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. McFergus (3, 7th Inning off R. Byrd, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Battle , W. McFergus 4 , J. Quintana 3 , J. Alfonso , D. Willis , L. Vargas , F. Aguilar , S. Colón 2
2-out RBI: J. Quintana
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ramos , J. Morgan , D. Willis , P. Gómez
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Ríos CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .290 1 9
M. Allen SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .295 5 35
M. Blagdon DH 4 2 1 1 1 2 0 .258 3 10
R. Wade RF 5 1 3 3 0 2 0 .233 11 39
Á. Pimentel 1B 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .283 11 51
D. Baker LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .233 1 5
K. Dennis 2B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .361 0 1
J. González C 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .182 0 3
A. Wilson 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .231 3 11
   a-J. Allen PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 11 25
   b-B. Talley 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 1 15
Totals 35 6 11 6 4 8 16      
a - J. Allen pinch hit for A. Wilson in the 7th
b - B. Talley substituted for J. Allen in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Baker (2, 2nd Inning off C. Phillips, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Wade (15, 3rd Inning off C. Phillips, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Blagdon (3, 5th Inning off C. Phillips, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Wade (11, 6th Inning off C. Phillips, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Ríos , M. Blagdon 4 , R. Wade 7 , D. Baker 3 , K. Dennis 2 , J. González , A. Wilson
2-out RBI: R. Wade , K. Dennis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Ríos 2 , M. Allen , Á. Pimentel , J. González
Hit by Pitch: M. Allen
Team LOB: 10
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE TENNESSEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Phillips L (3-2) 5.2 10 6 6 3 5 2 96 4.06   
A. Pérez 2.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 34 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Phillips 27
Batters Faced: C. Phillips 31, A. Pérez 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Phillips 7-5, A. Pérez 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Phillips 96-54, A. Pérez 34-23
WP: C. Phillips 2
Hit Batsmen: C. Phillips
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Gibson W (5-0) 6.1 6 4 4 4 12 0 122 3.16   
R. Byrd H (2) 1.1 2 1 1 2 3 1 34 5.14   
T. Bradford H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.63   
B. Petersen SV (26) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 1.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Gibson 53
Batters Faced: B. Gibson 29, R. Byrd 8, T. Bradford 1, B. Petersen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Gibson 4-3, R. Byrd 0-1, T. Bradford 1-0, B. Petersen 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Gibson 122-70, R. Byrd 34-20, T. Bradford 5-3, B. Petersen 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Byrd 3-3 , T. Bradford 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rob Wade
Ballpark: Smokies Park
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 6357
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