SL Birmingham Barons

Friday, Game 5 Preview with Rocket City

Published on May 31, 2024 under Southern League (SL)
Birmingham Barons News Release


ROCKET CITY TRASH PANDAS (24-24) AT BIRMINGHAM BARONS (32-16)**RHP Victor Mederos (3-2, 4.24) | LHP Jake Eder (1-1, 4.57)

Game #49 | Friday - May 31, 2024 | 7:00 pm CT | Regions Field | Birmingham, AL | MILB.tv | Bally Live | WJQX 100.5

Upcoming Starters in Series

DATE TIME OPPONENT BARONS STARTERS OPPONENT STARTER

Sat, June 1 6:30 pm vs Rocket City LHP Noah Schultz (0-0, 0.00) RHP Caden Dana (2-3, 2.76)

Sun, June 2 4:00 pm vs Rocket City RHP Mason Adams (2-3, 2.36) RHP Chase Chaney (2-4, 5.79)

Tue, June 4 6:05 pm at Tennessee LHP Ky Bush (3-2, 1.97 vs TBA

Wed, June 5 6:05 pm at Tennessee RHP Drew Thorpe (7-1, 1.50) vs TBA

Thu, June 6 6:05 pm at Tennessee RHP Jairo Iriarte (2-3, 3.35) vs TBA

Fri, June 7 6:05 pm at Tennessee LHP Jake Eder (1-1, 4.57) vs TBA

LAST TIME OUT: Terrell Tatum hit an RBI single to center field to give the Barons a walk-off 9-8 win over Rocket City before 4,596 at Regions Field on Thursday night. Most of the season, Barons pitching has carried the Barons to wins, but tonight, the Barons pounded out 12 hits and trailed for much of the game. Tatum walked three times in the game and got the big hit when the Barons needed it. Tatum has the most walks in the Southern League. Also, he scored two big runs as the leadoff batter. With the win, the Barons improved to 32-16 and first place in the Northern Division of the Southern League. Rocket City (24-24) scored in the top of the first inning. A Sam Brown RBI double, a Tucker Flint ground-out RBI, and a Denzer Guzman RBI single gave the Trash Pandas a 3-0 lead. In the bottom of the first inning, Terrell Tatum walked, Duke Ellis an infield single, and a Jacob Gonzalez hit by pitch loaded the Barons bases. Tim Elko singled to right field, scoring Tatum and Ellis. Tyler Neslony, single to left field, scored Elko, and the game was tied at 3-3. In the top of the third inning, Sam Brown's sacrifice fly gave the Trash Pandas a 4-3 lead. In the top of the third inning, An Arol Vera RBI single scored Guzman, and the Trash Pandas led 5-3. In the bottom of the fourth, Ellis's sacrifice fly scored Alsander Womack, and the Barons trimmed the lead to 5-4. Sam Brown singled on a line drive to center field, Orlando Martinez scored, and the Trash Pandas led 6-4. A Tim Elko RBI single scored Duke Ellis in the bottom of the seventh inning. Ellis stole two bases and was at third base when he scored. A wild pitch by pitcher Nick Jones scored Elko from third base. With two runs, the Barons tied the game at 6-6. In the top of the eighth inning, the Trash Pandas had bases loaded and no outs while hitting into a double play but scoring on the play. With the run, the Trash Pandas take a 7-6 lead. With a runner on third base, a wild pitch scored another Rocket City run, and the Trash Pandas led 8-6. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Terrell Tatum walked, stole second, and scored on a Jacob Gonzalez RBI single to left field scoring Tatum. With the run, the Trash Pandas led 8-7. In the bottom of the ninth, Wilfred Veras hit a sacrifice fly to score pinch runner Jacob Burke, who came in after an Edgar Quero single. With the run, the Barons tied the game at 8-8. In the bottom of the 10th inning, Womack was the ghost runner. He stole third base with no outs. Jason Matthews walked, and Tatum singled to center field to score Womack for the Baron's 9-8 win. Ellis was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored, Elko was 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored, Quero had two hits, and Neslony had two hits and an RBI in the win.

BARONS STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Jake Eder (3-2, 4.24) was drafted in the Miami Marlins in the 4th round of the 2020 draft. The Marlins paid him $700,000 in the 2020 draft. Miami traded Eder to the White Sox for Jake Burger in August 2023.

LEAGUE LEADERS: Brooks Baldwin leads the Southern League with a .363 average and is first in OBP with a .442 mark. Also, he is first in hits with 62. Edgar Quero is third with seven home runs and first in RBIs with 34. Duke Ellis leads the league with 33 stolen bases. Wilfred Veras is eighth in average with a .290 average, tied for ninth in home runs with five, sixth in slugging percentage at .450 percent, is third in hits with 49, tied for seventh in doubles with 12, tied for fifth in XBH with 17, and fourth in total bases with 76. Tim Elko is tied for third in average at .300, tied for ninth in home runs with five, is fifth in SLG% with a .476 mark, sixth in OPS with .819, second in hits with 51, third in total basis with 81. RHP Drew Thorpe (7-1, 1.33) is first in wins with seven and first in ERA. Mason Adams is third in the league with 58 strikeouts and fifth in ERA with a 2.09. Jairo Iriarte (1-2, 2.89) is second in strikeouts with 65 and while Ky Bush (3-2, 1.95) is third in ERA and fourth in strikeouts with 57 in the Southern League.

PROSPECT RANKINGS: The Barons current active roster features 12 of the White Sox's Top 30 prospects (according to MLB.com): LHP Noah Shultz (No. 2), RHP Drew Thorpe (No. 3), catcher Edgar Quero (No. 4), infielder Jacob Gonzalez (No. 7), RHP Jairo Iriarte (No. 9), LHP Jake Eder (No. 10), LHP Ky Bush (No. 17), RHP Mason Adams (No. 19), infielder Brooks Baldwin (No. 24), outfielder Wilfred Veras (No. 25), RHP Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa (No. 28), and outfielder Jacob Burke (No.30).

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