Quero and Veras Homer in Barons 4-1 Road Win at Smokies

Edgar Quero and Wilfred Veras homered to lead the Birmingham Barons to a 4-1 win before 2,957 at Smokies Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Ky Bush (5-2, 1.98) pitched six outstanding innings, giving up only one hit, no earned runs, and three walks with two strikeouts in the road win.

The Barons (37-20) scored first in the game. In the top of the sixth inning, Quero doubled to center field, and Tim Elko singled to right field, scoring Quero, and the Barons took a 1-0 lead. The Smokies tied the score in the bottom of the sixth inning. An RBI single by Moises Ballesteros scored Ezequiel Pagan and the game was tied at 1-1-.

In the top of the seventh inning, Jason Matthews doubled to left field, and Jacob Gonzalez hit a sacrifice fly to score Matthews from third base. With the run, the Barons took a 2-1 lead. In the top of the eighth inning, Quero homered to right field; it was his 10th home run of the season. Two batters later, Veras homered to center field, his eighth of the season, and the Barons led 4-1.

Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa pitched the seventh, giving up nothing with two strikeouts. Jake Palisch pitched the eighth inning, giving up one hit with a strikeout. Eric Adler pitched the ninth inning with one walk, getting his first save of the season.

Brooks Baldwin had a hit and a stolen base, his 15th on the season. Matthews had two hits and scored a run. Elko had a single and an RBI in the win. Next, the Barons will come home and face the Pensacola Blue Wahoos starting on Taco Tuesday night at Regions Field.