diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2725e46..fa64fac 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -83,3 +83,6 @@ postgres_data/
 README_GAUNTLET_CLEANUP.md
 wipe_gauntlet_team.py
 SCHEMA.md
+
+# Benchmark output files
+benchmarks/render_timings.txt
diff --git a/benchmarks/BASELINE.md b/benchmarks/BASELINE.md
index 1f26b7d..2f4bb42 100644
--- a/benchmarks/BASELINE.md
+++ b/benchmarks/BASELINE.md
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ echo "Elapsed: $(( (END - START) / 1000 )).$((  (END - START) % 1000 ))s"
 
 | Environment | Cards | Elapsed (s) | Per-card avg (s) |
 |-------------|-------|-------------|-----------------|
-| dev | 20 | _TBD_ | _TBD_ |
-| dev | 20 | _TBD_ | _TBD_ |
+| dev (batting) | 20 | _TBD_ | _TBD_ |
+| dev (pitching) | 20 | _TBD_ | _TBD_ |
 
 > **Note:** Run the upload command in the `card-creation` repo and record timings here.
 
diff --git a/benchmarks/benchmark_renders.sh b/benchmarks/benchmark_renders.sh
index 4046d5b..a9c5d6e 100755
--- a/benchmarks/benchmark_renders.sh
+++ b/benchmarks/benchmark_renders.sh
@@ -48,13 +48,9 @@ TOTAL=0
 COUNT=0
 
 for player_id in "${PLAYER_IDS[@]}"; do
-    URL="$API_BASE/api/v2/players/$player_id/${CARD_TYPE}card"
-    # Bypass cached PNG files by adding ?nocache=1 (treated as unknown param, triggers re-render)
-    # Remove this flag after baseline is captured to test cache-hit performance separately.
-    HTTP_CODE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null \
-        --write-out "%{http_code}" \
-        -w " %{time_total}" \
-        "$URL" 2>&1)
+    # Bypass cached PNG files; remove ?nocache=1 after baseline is captured to test cache-hit performance.
+    URL="$API_BASE/api/v2/players/$player_id/${CARD_TYPE}card?nocache=1"
+    HTTP_CODE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code} %{time_total}" "$URL" 2>&1)
     STATUS=$(echo "$HTTP_CODE" | awk '{print $1}')
     TIMING=$(echo "$HTTP_CODE" | awk '{print $2}')
     echo "  player_id=$player_id  http=$STATUS  time=${TIMING}s" | tee -a "$OUTFILE"