CHATTANOOGA, TN - The Tennessee Smokies (36-39, 3-3) hold on to win 8-6 in a game that featured a grand slam over the Chattanooga Lookouts (39-36, 3-3) at AT&T Field on Tuesday night. The first run came on a sacrifice fly from Connor Myers in the second inning, but Myers best
CHATTANOOGA, TN - The Tennessee Smokies (36-39, 3-3) hold on to win 8-6 in a game that featured a grand slam over the Chattanooga Lookouts (39-36, 3-3) at AT&T Field on Tuesday night.
The first run came on a sacrifice fly from Connor Myers in the second inning, but Myers best plays were yet to come. Making his 47th start in center field, Myers flew across the outfield all night making three spectacular catches and the final out to help out starter RHP Tyson Miller (W, 4-3) earn the win.
Jhonny Pereda entered the starting lineup after having one of his best series of the season beforehand batting .363 against Montgomery. He stretched his hitting streak to six games in the third inning when he slapped a two out RBI-double off RHP Tony Santillan (L, 2-5) scoring P.J. Higgins.
Just two days after Jesse Hodges belted the team's first grand slam of the season, Vimael Machin joined the club with one of his own in the fourth inning. After Christian Donahue and Miller drew walks, Roberto Caro lined one into center to load the bases for the Cubs Minor League Player of the in May. On the second pitch, Machin pushed one over the right center field wall for a grand slam. Pereda finished the inning with his second RBI of the game skunking the Lookouts at 7-0.
The Lookouts' bats woke up in sixth. Mitch Nay hit a two run homer to give his team some life.
Then in seventh Myers continued his dominant performance, but, this time, doing it with his bat. He doubled off the wall to score Charcer Burks and extend the lead once again.
However, Chattanooga responded in the second half of the seventh with a pair of their own runs. Stuart Fairchild lead off with a double and was brought home two batters later courtsey of a Chris Okey ground ball single RBI. The final run of the inning came from Michael Beltre who grounded into a force out, but not before bringing Calten Daal home after he walked earlier which brought the score to 8-4.
Chattanooga hung two runs on the scoreboard in three straight innings from the sixth to the eighth in their comeback attempt. Nay added another home run in the eighth bringing the Lookouts to within two runs. Ultimatley, LHP Wyatt Short (S, 6) put an end to the comeback by retiring four of the final five batters while striking out two.
The Smokies look to double up on their series lead tomorrow morning as the two sides are scheduled to play just after sunrise at 11:15 AM EDT from AT&T Field. Tennessee gives LHP Luis Logo (2-0, 2.38) his third start of the season while the Lookouts counter with LHP Packy Naughton (3-3, 2.38).
