Burke drives in three as Barons beat Smokies
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Interstat) — Jacob Burke had two hits and three RBIs, and Birmingham used a late surge to beat Tennessee 5-2 on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in a Double-A Southern League game at Regions Field. The Barons scored twice early, then added three runs in the late innings. Tennessee tied the game with two runs after Carter Trice tripled and scored on Angel Cepeda’s sacrifice fly. Dylan Cumming struck out six over five innings of one-hit ball for Birmingham. Mathias LaCombe earned the win in relief, and Garrett Wright got the save. Luis Martinez-Gomez struck out five over 3 1/3 innings of one-hit relief for Tennessee. Frankie Scalzo Jr. took the loss. Dawson Netz struck out six over 3 2/3 innings but allowed two earned runs. Ryan Burrowes had two hits for Birmingham. Birmingham improved to 59-74, while Tennessee fell to 72-62. Attendance was 3,182 in a game that took 2 hours, 42 minutes.