Adam Brett Walker had two of the five Lookouts' hits.
photo by Tim Evearitt
The Mississippi Braves used a four-run first inning to propel themselves to a 5-1 win over the Chattanooga Lookouts in front of a crowd of 4,204 at AT&T Field.
The Lookouts continue to struggle falling to 3-12 in the second-half.
Chattanooga managed just five hits. Adam Brett Walker went 2-for-4, including a ninth inning single off of fellow Milwaukee native Tyler Jones. Kennys Vargas went 1-for-3 with a walk and his second Lookouts double.
Inning-by-inning game Recap
In the first inning Mississippi strung together three straight singles to load the bases. A walk by Kevin Ahrens brought home the first run and the next two scored on a Rio Ruiz single. The M-Braves netted their last run of the inning on a double play groundball off the bat of David Rohm.
The M-Braves offense was not done there as they tacked on one more in the top of the fourth.
Chattanooga's offense was dormant most of the night, but picked up a run on a sacrifice fly by Jairo Rodriguez. The sac fly brought home Levi Michael who reached earlier in the inning on hit-by-pitch.
DJ Baxendale started and gave up five runs on seven hits and two walks in six innings. He struck out two.
Scott Atchison needed just 20 pitches to get through two perfect innings.
Tim Shibuya walked one and struck out one in a scoreless ninth.
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Sunday afternoon is Christmas in July at AT&T Field and fans will be able to watch LHP Jason Wheeler (0-1, 3.72) take on RHP Victor Mateo (5-3, 2.09). Gates open at 1:00 p.m. with first pitch scheduled for 2:15 p.m.