SOUTHERN LEAGUE
BIRMINGHAM BARONS AT MONTGOMERY BISCUITS
09/08/2025
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
BIRMINGHAM BARONS AT MONTGOMERY BISCUITS
GAME ID: 6398 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
Birmingham Barons (69-70) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 10 2
Montgomery Biscuits (59-80) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16 1
In 14, Birmingham Sinks Montgomery, 5-3
The Montgomery Biscuits got a sterling performance from pitcher Jesús Fernández, but the Birmingham Barons still prevailed, 5-3. Fernández threw 5.1 innings of shutout ball. The setback makes Montgomery 59-80.

It could have been a different outcome for Birmingham, had it not been for Luis Vargas, the 24-year old center fielder . Vargas contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the 14th inning to put Birmingham up, 4-3.

"I feel like a little kid every time I put the uniform on," said Vargas.
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE MONTGOMERY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Gómez CF 7 2 2 0 0 2 1 .233 7 23
L. Vargas RF 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 .250 4 34
R. Larson LF 4 0 0 0 2 3 4 .211 13 40
B. Cross DH 7 1 3 4 0 1 5 .242 4 22
J. Alfonso 2B 6 0 1 0 1 3 4 .223 7 48
S. Caixeiro 1B 6 0 1 0 1 3 5 .243 3 31
D. Willis 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .279 4 16
   a-J. Morgan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 2 18
   b-T. Le 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .198 1 5
F. Aguilar SS 6 0 0 0 0 1 6 .241 4 25
M. Barrios C 5 1 1 0 1 1 2 .241 3 23
Totals 49 5 10 5 8 15 31      
a - J. Morgan pinch hit for D. Willis in the 10th
b - T. Le substituted for J. Morgan in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Cross 2 (7, 6th Inning off D. Washington, 0 on, 1 out; 14th Inning off J. Díaz, 2 on, 1 out) , P. Gómez (8, 14th Inning off J. Díaz, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Cross (4, 7th Inning off D. Washington, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Gómez 3 , L. Vargas , B. Cross 8 , J. Alfonso , S. Caixeiro , T. Le , M. Barrios
2-out RBI: B. Cross
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Cross , J. Alfonso , S. Caixeiro , F. Aguilar
GIDP: R. Larson , M. Barrios
Sac Fly: L. Vargas
Hit by Pitch: L. Vargas , R. Larson
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Alfonso (4)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Vargas (6) , F. Aguilar (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Gustafson 2B 7 0 1 0 0 1 5 .276 16 64
S. Aguilar DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .251 14 54
   a-B. Crosby DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .251 4 42
T. Miller SS 6 0 1 0 1 1 3 .288 2 27
G. Bailey 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .229 18 55
   b-E. Mahoney PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .096 0 2
   c-D. Phillips 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .206 3 34
S. Pruitt LF 7 1 2 1 0 2 6 .270 4 39
T. Brown 3B 7 1 3 1 0 0 6 .289 5 39
A. Johnston CF 6 0 2 1 0 0 4 .269 4 55
J. Olvera C 6 0 3 0 0 0 3 .203 2 7
S. Stover RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .229 2 39
Totals 57 3 16 3 2 7 38      
a - B. Crosby inserted as DH in the 9th
b - E. Mahoney pinch hit for G. Bailey in the 9th
c - D. Phillips substituted for E. Mahoney in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Brown (17, 8th Inning off H. Ochoa, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Crosby (22, 9th Inning off J. Suarez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Olvera (4, 10th Inning off J. Suarez, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Miller (11, 14th Inning off L. Chavarría, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Gustafson , S. Aguilar , B. Crosby 2 , T. Miller 2 , G. Bailey , S. Pruitt 2 , T. Brown 4 , A. Johnston 2 , J. Olvera 4 , S. Stover
2-out RBI: S. Pruitt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , I. Gustafson 3 , B. Crosby , S. Pruitt , T. Brown 2 , A. Johnston , S. Stover
Sac Bunt: S. Stover
Team LOB: 15

FIELDING
Errors: T. Brown (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Gustafson-Miller-Bailey, Olvera-Miller, Miller-Gustafson-Phillips)
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE MONTGOMERY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Ochoa 8.0 13 3 3 1 2 0 103 2.78   
J. Suarez 4.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 40 3.26   
L. Chavarría W (7-2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 31 2.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Ochoa 45
Batters Faced: H. Ochoa 37, J. Suarez 16, L. Chavarría 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Ochoa 8-13, J. Suarez 5-4, L. Chavarría 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: H. Ochoa 103-70, J. Suarez 40-28, L. Chavarría 31-19
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fernández 5.1 0 0 0 5 7 0 89 4.00   
D. Washington BS (1) 1.1 3 3 3 2 2 1 38 4.75   
G. Randi 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 28 4.20   
J. Díaz L (3-10) 4.1 6 2 2 0 3 0 57 5.48   
G. Foster 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 5.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fernández 70
Batters Faced: J. Fernández 21, D. Washington 10, G. Randi 9, J. Díaz 18, G. Foster 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fernández 3-6, D. Washington 0-2, G. Randi 3-2, J. Díaz 3-5, G. Foster 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fernández 89-48, D. Washington 38-22, G. Randi 28-17, J. Díaz 57-34, G. Foster 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Foster 2-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Washington , J. Díaz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesús Fernández
Ballpark: Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 4:44
Attendance: 4431
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