Jon Rodriguez singled to tie the game in the eighth, then drove in two runs in the 10th.
photo by Tim Evearitt
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- After a 21-Inning marathon Saturday night in Chattanooga, the Lookouts were not looking forward to going into extra innings Sunday at Montgomery - but they did. This time, they played only one extra inning, and after scoring three runs in the 10th, they toppled the Biscuits. 6-3.
Chattanooga won the first of a five-game series between the first-place Lookouts (27-9) and the second-place Biscuits (22-14).
The Lookouts needed three runs in the seventh and eighth to tie things at three. A three-run top of the tenth allowed the Lookouts to win their 69th victory. Chattanooga took advantage of some erratic Montgomery pitching, drawing a season-high 13 walks in its victory.
Stephen Gonsalves started and pitched into the seventh inning. He allowed three runs on six hits with four strikeouts and four walks. It was the first time he had allowed more than three walks this season.
A tired Lookouts bullpen was taxed again. Todd Van Steensel pitched 2 1/3 shutout innings with a strikeout and two walks. Gabriel Moya, who took over when Van Steensel got into trouble in the ninth, made it out of that frame and only allowed one hit in the tenth inning for his first win in the Twins system.
TJ White got the scoring started in the seventh inning as he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. One batter later, a wild pitch allowed Max Murphy to scamper home and cut the lead to 3-2.
In the eighth inning, Alex Perez and Murphy walked to put runners in scoring position. Jonathan Rodriguez plated a run with a sharp single to right. Rodriguez hit an RBI single, driving in Alex Perez to tie the game, 3-3.
Rodriquez reached base four times in the game.
The 10th inning was a wild mess with two hits, four walks, and a wild pitch. It was still enough to plate three runs. Rodriguez hit a two-run single driving in Levi Michael and Max Murphy. Later in the same inning, Rodriguez scored on a bases-loaded walk.
Moya (5-1) got the win with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless, one-hit relief while Yoel Espinal (1-3) took the loss in the Southern League game.
Chattanooga, who has already won the first-half title, improved to 12-4 against Montgomery this season.
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The Lookouts go for their fourth consecutive win Monday against these same Montgomery Biscuits.