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

Wednesday, April 8, 2026•Covenant Health Park•62°F, Cloudy

RCT

Trash Pandas

KNX

Smokies

Final

WIN

Evan Taylor

LOSS

Najer Victor

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

Key Moment

Bot 9: Ariel Armas singles on a ground ball to center fielder Matthew Lugo. Ed Howard scores. Jordan Nwogu scores. Carter Trice to 2nd.

Weather: 62°F, CloudyWind: 2 mph, CalmFirst pitch: 4:30 PM UTCT: 2:55Att: 2,630Venue: Covenant Health Park

Win Probability

KNX WinRCT Win

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

Game 817938 • Sources: MLB

Batting

Rocket City Trash Pandas

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Wade MecklerRF	4	1	2	0	1	1	.571/.667/1.000
Matthew LugoCF	4	1	1	2	1	2	.429/.600/.571
Nick Rodriguez2B	5	0	0	1	0	3	.381/.435/.524
Harold Coll3B	3	0	1	2	1	2	.235/.364/.471
Tucker Flint1B	4	1	0	0	0	1	.200/.273/.450
Elijah DunhamDH	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000
J.J. D'OrazioC	4	2	2	2	0	0	.444/.444/.889
David CalabreseLF	3	0	1	0	1	1	.231/.375/.385
David MershonSS	4	2	1	0	0	0	.083/.267/.083
Bench
Ryan CosteiuP							.000/.000/.000
Eybersson PolancoP							.000/.000/.000
Leonard GarciaP
Totals	35	7	8	7	4	11	-

HR:D'Orazio (5th off Rodriguez, 2 on, 2 out)

TB:11

RBI:Rodriguez; Lugo 2; Coll 2; D'Orazio 2

SB:Flint; Coll

CS:Calabrese

Team LOB:5

Knoxville Smokies

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Alex RamírezRF	4	0	1	2	0	1	.235/.333/.294
Haydn McGearyDH	3	0

Pitching

Rocket City Trash Pandas

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Ryan Costeiu	4.1	6	4	4	1	5	1	75-48	8.31
Eybersson Polanco	2.2	2	1	1	2	1	0	47-29	4.15
Leonard GarciaH	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	24-15	9.00
Najer VictorLBS	0.1	2	2	2	2	0	0	27-14	7.71
Totals	8.1	12	8	8	5	7	1	173-106	-

WP:Victor

HBP:Nwogu (by Costeiu)

IBB:Victor

Inherited runners-scored:Polanco 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Costeiu 75-48; Polanco 47-29; Garcia 24-15; Victor 27-14

Groundouts-flyouts:Costeiu 3-6; Polanco 3-3; Garcia 1-1; Victor 0-1

Knoxville Smokies

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Tyler Schlaffer	3.0	3	3	3	1	6	0	58-38	9.00
Erian Rodriguez

Scoring Plays

Bot 2 • KNX

0-1

Karson Simas singles on a ground ball to center fielder Matthew Lugo. Jordan Nwogu scores. Carter Trice to 3rd. Karson Simas to 2nd.

0-3

Alex Madera singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wade Meckler. Carter Trice scores. Karson Simas scores.

Top 3 • RCT

3-3

Harold Coll singles on a line drive to left fielder Jordan Nwogu. Wade Meckler scores. Matthew Lugo scores.

1-3

Nick Rodriguez grounds out softly, catcher Ethan Hearn to first baseman Edgar Alvarez. David Mershon scores. Wade Meckler to 3rd. Matthew Lugo to 2nd.

Bot 3 • KNX

3-4

Jordan Nwogu homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

Top 4 • RCT

5-4

Matthew Lugo singles on a line drive to left fielder Jordan Nwogu. J.J. D'Orazio scores. David Mershon scores. Wade Meckler to 3rd.

Top 5 • RCT

7-4

J.J. D'Orazio homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Tucker Flint scores.

Bot 6 • KNX

7-5

Alex Ramírez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Matthew Lugo. Carter Trice scores. Karson Simas to 3rd. Alex Madera to 2nd.

Bot 8 • KNX

7-6

Alex Ramírez singles on a line drive to center fielder Matthew Lugo. Karson Simas scores.

Bot 9 • KNX

7-8

Ariel Armas singles on a ground ball to center fielder Matthew Lugo. Ed Howard scores. Jordan Nwogu scores. Carter Trice to 2nd.

WP:Rodriguez

Pitches-strikes:Schlaffer 58-38; Rodriguez 54-27; Netz 28-20; Taylor 14-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Schlaffer 4-0; Rodriguez 3-4; Netz 0-4; Taylor 0-1

Bench
Seiya SuzukiDH	1	0	0	0	1	1	.429/.471/.571
Edgar Alvarez1B	3	0	0	0	2	1	.200/.579/.500
Ethan HearnC	3	0	1	0	0	0	.143/.143/.143
Tyler SchlafferP							.000/.000/.000
Erian RodriguezP							.000/.000/.000
Dawson NetzP							.000/.000/.000
Evan TaylorP							.000/.000/.000

Win Probability

Batting

Rocket City Trash Pandas

Knoxville Smokies

Pitching

Rocket City Trash Pandas

Knoxville Smokies

Game Notes