Smokies splits series with Biscuits
SEVIERVILLE, TN - The Tennessee Smokies beat the Montgomery Biscuits 4-2 on Wednesday night at Smokies Stadium. Tennessee used two first inning home runs and solid pitching to fend off the Biscuits. Tennessee took an early lead on multiple runs in the bottom of the first inning. After a groundout, Trent Giambrone
SEVIERVILLE, TN - The Tennessee Smokies beat the Montgomery Biscuits 4-2 on Wednesday night at Smokies Stadium. Tennessee used two first inning home runs and solid pitching to fend off the Biscuits.
Tennessee took an early lead on multiple runs in the bottom of the first inning. After a groundout,
Montgomery answered with an RBI-single in the third inning that made it 2-1. The game would remain 2-1 until the eighth inning, when
Tennessee will now prepare for a five-game home series with the Birmingham Barons starting tomorrow at 7:00 p.m.
Thompson is coming off a win against Jackson on July 7, where he pitched 5.0 scoreless innings and gave up just three hits. He is holding batters to a .188 average in July. Thompson has thrown 11.1 consecutive scoreless innings.
Written by Blake Von Hagen, Broadcast Assistant for the Tennessee Smokies
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