RCT 7, KNX 8 | Apr 9, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, April 9, 2026•Covenant Health Park•72°F, Clear

RCT

Trash Pandas

KNX

Smokies

Final

WIN

Vince Reilly

LOSS

Camden Minacci

The Smokies edged the Trash Pandas 8-7 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Raudi Rodriguez4 RBI

★Jefferson Rojas3 RBI

★Devin Ortiz4 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Jefferson Rojas homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Devin Ortiz scores. Alex Madera scores.

Weather: 72°F, ClearWind: 1 mph, CalmFirst pitch: 11:00 PM UTCT: 2:45Att: 3,366Venue: Covenant Health Park

Win Probability

KNX WinRCT Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
RCT	2	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	7	7	0
KNX	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Game 817933 • Sources: MLB

Batting

Rocket City Trash Pandas

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Wade MecklerDH	4	1	1	0	1	0	.455/.571/.818
Gustavo CamperoC	3	2	0	0	1	1	.200/.368/.400
Nick Rodriguez2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	.308/.357/.423
Matthew LugoRF	4	1	2	1	1	1	.455/.600/.545
Raudi RodriguezCF	4	2	2	4	1	1	.111/.238/.278
Harold Coll3B	5	0	1	0	0	0	.227/.333/.409
Ben Gobbel1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.133/.188/.267
Elijah DunhamLF	2	1	1	0	2	1	.077/.200/.154
David MershonSS	2	0	0	1	1	0	.071/.263/.071
Bench
Austin GordonP							.000/.000/.000
Houston HardingP							.000/.000/.000
Camden MinacciP
Totals	33	7	7	6	7	5	-

HR:Rodriguez (3rd off Martinez-Gomez, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Meckler; Dunham

TB:12

RBI:Rodriguez 4; Mershon; Lugo

SB:Campero

SF:Mershon

GIDP:Gobbel

Team LOB:8

Knoxville Smokies

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Alex RamírezRF	4	0	1	1	0	1	.238/.308/.333
Jefferson RojasSS	4	1

Pitching

Rocket City Trash Pandas

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Austin Gordon	5.1	3	2	2	6	3	0	84-43	6.48
Houston Harding	2.0	2	3	3	2	3	0	49-30	13.50
Camden MinacciLBS	0.2	3	3	3	1	1	1	22-11	7.36
Totals	8.0	8	8	8	9	7	1	155-84	-

Inherited runners-scored:Harding 2-2; Minacci 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Gordon 84-43; Harding 49-30; Minacci 22-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Gordon 7-5; Harding 1-2; Minacci 0-1

Knoxville Smokies

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Luis Martinez-Gomez	4.0	5	5	5	2	1	1	72-41	7.88
Luis Rujano

Scoring Plays

Top 1 • RCT

2-0

Raudi Rodriguez reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Jefferson Rojas. Gustavo Campero scores. Matthew Lugo to 2nd. Fielding error by shortstop Jefferson Rojas.

1-0

Matthew Lugo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Alex Ramírez. Wade Meckler scores. Gustavo Campero to 3rd.

Top 2 • RCT

3-0

David Mershon out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Jordan Nwogu. Elijah Dunham scores.

Top 3 • RCT

5-0

Raudi Rodriguez homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Matthew Lugo scores.

Top 5 • RCT

6-0

Ben Gobbel grounds into a double play, shortstop Jefferson Rojas to second baseman Alex Madera to first baseman Devin Ortiz. Raudi Rodriguez scores. Harold Coll out at 2nd. Ben Gobbel out at 1st.

Top 6 • RCT

7-0

Raudi Rodriguez singles on a line drive to center fielder Carter Trice. Gustavo Campero scores.

Bot 6 • KNX

7-3

Devin Ortiz doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Elijah Dunham. Edgar Alvarez scores. Carter Trice scores. Karson Simas scores.

Bot 8 • KNX

7-4

Devin Ortiz singles on a ground ball to right fielder Matthew Lugo. Ariel Armas scores. Karson Simas to 3rd.

7-5

Alex Ramírez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Matthew Lugo. Karson Simas scores.

7-8

Jefferson Rojas homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Devin Ortiz scores. Alex Madera scores.

Bench
Luis Martinez-GomezP							.000/.000/.000
Luis RujanoP							.000/.000/.000
Vince ReillyP							.000/.000/.000