Barons Shutout Smokies 1-0 on Wednesday Night
The Birmingham Barons used four pitchers to shut out the Tennessee Smokies 1-0 before 2,170 at Regions Field on Wednesday night. The game lasted one hour and 49 minutes, our fastest nine-inning game this season. The Barons have won five straight games, the last three at Rocket City and the
The Birmingham Barons used four pitchers to shut out the Tennessee Smokies 1-0 before 2,170 at Regions Field on Wednesday night. The game lasted one hour and 49 minutes, our fastest nine-inning game this season. The Barons have won five straight games, the last three at Rocket City and the last two against Tennessee.
Starting pitcher Juan Carela (1-1, 2.00) went six innings, giving up three hits, no earned runs, and one walk with a strikeout. Jordan Mikel pitched the seventh inning, giving up only a walk. Caleb Freeman pitched the eighth inning with a strikeout. Garrett Schoenle pitched the ninth inning with a strikeout to earn his second save of the season. This was the Barons' 11th shutout in the 2024 season.
A recent free agent signing of Canaan Smith-Njigba made the difference in tonight's game. In the bottom of the first inning, Smith-Njigba hit a solo home run to right field to give the Barons the early 1-0 lead that stood up the rest of the game. Smith-Njigba had another single and a Wilfred Veras single, the only three hits in the game.
Next, the Barons play game 3 in the six-game series against the Smokies. LHP Tyler Schweitzer (3-4, 4.47) will take the mound for the Barons.
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