SMOKIES SPLIT DOUBLEHEADER WITH BRAVES
PEARL, MISSISSIPPI - Friday night's game was suspended in the third inning due to rain, pushing back the opportunity for the Smokies to pick up their first win of the season. The weather wouldn't get in the way on Saturday though, as Tennessee picked up a 7-2 win in game one of
PEARL, MISSISSIPPI - Friday night's game was suspended in the third inning due to rain, pushing back the opportunity for the Smokies to pick up their first win of the season. The weather wouldn't get in the way on Saturday though, as Tennessee picked up a 7-2 win in game one of the double-header once play resumed.
In game one,
After extending the lead to 5-1 on an
Game two followed an hour after the completion of game one. The results weren't as kind to the Smokies, as they fell to the Braves 7-5.
Tennessee jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the second inning thanks to a Mississippi error that plated two and a two-run double from
The Smokies and Braves will be back in action tomorrow afternoon at 2 p.m. ET for game four of the five-game series. Tennessee looks to even up the series with
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