KNX 16, PNS 5 | Aug 18, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, August 20, 2026•Blue Wahoos Stadium•89°F, Cloudy

KNX

Smokies

PNS

Blue Wahoos

Final

WIN

Connor Schultz

LOSS

Luis Palacios

The Smokies cruised past the Blue Wahoos 16-5 in a dominant performance.

★Andy Garriola4 RBI

★Edgar Alvarez3-for-4, 2 RBI

★Alex Ramírez3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 1: Andy Garriola homers (21) on a fly ball to left center field. Drew Bowser scores. Kane Kepley scores.

Weather: 89°F, CloudyWind: 12 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 8:05 PM UTCT: 3:13Att: 2,237Venue: Blue Wahoos Stadium

Win Probability

PNS WinKNX Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KNX	9	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	16	14	0
PNS	0	0	3	0	2	0	0

Game 817746 • Sources: MLB

Batting

Knoxville Smokies

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Kane KepleyCF	3	3	1	1	2	0	.306/.468/.611
Andy GarriolaLF	5	2	2	4	0	0	.267/.330/.501
Miguel UsecheDH	3	2	1	2	2	0	.298/.390/.536
Alex RamírezRF	4	1	2	3	1	0	.274/.313/.418
Ariel ArmasC	5	2	2	1	0	1	.225/.319/.330
Edgar Alvarez3B	4	2	3	2	1	0	.183/.328/.333
Karson SimasSS	3	1	0	0	2	1	.230/.310/.318
Alex Madera2B	4	1	2	1	1	0	.261/.355/.293
Drew Bowser1B	4	2	1	1	0	2	.271/.320/.429
Bench
Dawson NetzP							.000/.000/.000
Connor SchultzP							.000/.000/.000
Kenyi PerezP
Totals	35	16	14	15	9	4	-

HR:Garriola (1st off Palacios, 2 on, 2 out); Armas (6th off Moreno, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Useche; Madera

TB:22

RBI:Armas; Garriola 4; Kepley; Alvarez 2; Useche 2; Bowser; Ramírez 3; Madera

SB:Kepley

SF:Garriola

GIDP:Armas; Garriola; Kepley; Ramírez

Team LOB:4

Pensacola Blue Wahoos

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Adrian Santana2B	5	2	3	0	0	0	.271/.352/.354
Aiva ArquetteSS	5	2

Pitching

Knoxville Smokies

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Dawson Netz	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	14-11	2.87
Connor SchultzW	4.0	6	5	5	2	4	1	73-45	4.88
Kenyi Perez	1.1	2	0	0	3	1	0	43-21	3.38
Frankie Scalzo Jr.	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	28-19	4.99
Marino Santy	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	3.20
Totals	9.0	10	5	5	5	9	1	166-101	-

Inherited runners-scored:Jr. 3-0

Pitches-strikes:Netz 14-11; Schultz 73-45; Perez 43-21; Jr. 28-19; Santy 8-5

Groundouts-flyouts:Netz 0-1; Schultz 4-3; Perez 2-0; Jr. 1-2; Santy 1-2

Pensacola Blue Wahoos

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Luis PalaciosL	0.2	6	9	9	2	1	1	44-26	3.76

Scoring Plays

Top 1 • KNX

9-0

Andy Garriola homers (21) on a fly ball to left center field. Drew Bowser scores. Kane Kepley scores.

6-0

Drew Bowser singles on a fly ball to center fielder Dillon Lewis. Edgar Alvarez scores.

5-0

Alex Madera grounds out softly, pitcher Luis Palacios to first baseman Jay Beshears. Ariel Armas scores. Edgar Alvarez to 2nd.

4-0

Edgar Alvarez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dillon Lewis. Miguel Useche scores. Alex Ramírez scores. Ariel Armas to 3rd.

2-0

Alex Ramírez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brandon Compton. Kane Kepley scores. Andy Garriola scores. Miguel Useche to 2nd.

Bot 3 • PNS

9-2

Aiva Arquette doubles (4) on a ground ball to center fielder Kane Kepley. Jay Beshears scores. Adrian Santana scores.

9-3

Juan Matheus doubles (14) on a line drive to right fielder Alex Ramírez. Aiva Arquette scores.

Top 5 • KNX

14-3

Alex Ramírez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Fenwick Trimble. Miguel Useche scores. Alex Ramírez out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Fenwick Trimble to catcher Ryan Ignoffo to second baseman Adrian Santana.

13-3

Miguel Useche doubles (8) on a line drive to right fielder Fenwick Trimble. Drew Bowser scores. Kane Kepley scores.

11-3

Andy Garriola out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Dillon Lewis. Alex Madera scores.

10-3

Kane Kepley walks. Karson Simas scores. Alex Madera to 3rd. Drew Bowser to 2nd.

Bot 5 • PNS

14-5

Aiva Arquette homers (9) on a line drive to left field. Adrian Santana scores.

Top 6 • KNX

16-5

Kane Kepley grounds into a double play, second baseman Adrian Santana to first baseman Jay Beshears to shortstop Aiva Arquette. Alex Madera out at 3rd. Kane Kepley out at 1st.

15-5

Ariel Armas homers (5) on a line drive to left center field.

WP:MacLeod

HBP:Kepley (by Palacios); Bowser (by Moreno)

Inherited runners-scored:Moreno 1-0; MacLeod 3-1

Pitches-strikes:Palacios 44-26; Estanista 9-5; Moreno 79-42; MacLeod 38-20; Stevens 13-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Palacios 1-0; Estanista 0-1; Moreno 7-2; MacLeod 3-2; Stevens 2-0

Bench
Luis PalaciosP							.000/.000/.000
Jaydenn EstanistaP							.000/.000/.000
Luis MorenoP							.000/.000/.000
Christian MacLeodP							.000/.000/.000
Tristan StevensP							.000/.000/.000

Win Probability

Batting

Knoxville Smokies

Pensacola Blue Wahoos

Pitching

Knoxville Smokies

Pensacola Blue Wahoos

Game Notes