MiLB

Tennessee 2, at Rocket City 9

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 · Final · SOU Semifinals Game 1 (RCT leads 1-0)

SOU Semifinals Game 1 (RCT leads 1-0) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE

Tennessee Smokies

73-66 · L4 · #51 (1306 ELO -6)

0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 30

Rocket City Trash Pandas

76-66 · W1 · #66 (1294 ELO +6)

0 2 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 9 90

Toyota Field · Madison, AL

Attendance: 2,140

Umpires: Jaylen Goodman [HP], Rafael Pineda [1B], Dylan Hulsey [2B], Emmanuel Perez [3B]

Rocket City Trash Pandas roll past Tennessee in playoff opener

MADISON, Ala. (Interstat) — The Rocket City Trash Pandas used an early lead, a decisive sixth inning and a late power surge to beat the Tennessee Smokies 9-2 on Tuesday, Sept. 15, in Game 1 of their Double-A Southern League playoff series at Toyota Field. Camden Minacci earned the win in relief, while Brooks Caple took the loss. Minacci improved to 6-4, and Caple fell to 7-6. Rocket City leads the series 1-0. The game drew 2,140 fans and took 2 hours, 27 minutes. Both teams moved to 72-64. Tennessee, the visiting team, struggled to generate offense against Rocket City’s… Read more...

Top Statlines

Tyler Bremner RCT 5.0ip 3h 2er 4k
Eddie Micheletti Jr. RCT 3/4 1hr 3rbi
Brooks Caple TEN 5.1ip 4h 3er 4k

Forecasting

ELO Probability TEN 52.7%

Projected Score RCT 6 TEN 5