SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (Interstat) — Jacob Cozart went 3 for 5 with a home run and four RBIs, and Austin Gordon allowed five hits over five scoreless innings with four strikeouts as the visiting Rocket City Trash Pandas beat the Tennessee Smokies 13-3 on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, to win the Southern League (AA) playoff series 2-0 in Game 2. Rocket City, now 73-64, pounded out 14 hits and scored two runs in the first, four in the second, three in the third and four in the seventh. Tennessee, now 72-65, got nine hits and scored once in the fifth, seventh and eighth. Arjun Nimmala homered and drove in a run, Tucker Flint hit a two-run homer, and Jake Munroe added a sacrifice fly. Rocket City had two sacrifice flies, and Tennessee grounded into three double plays. Gordon improved to 9-7. Brody McCullough took the loss, falling to 2-5. Tennessee’s Tyler Ras struck out two in two scoreless relief innings, while Kane Kepley went 2 for 3 with an RBI. Camden Minacci and Carlos Espinosa pitched in relief for Rocket City. The game at Smokies Stadium drew 3,063 and lasted 3:16.