In the fifth inning, speedy Jose Siri raced around the bases for an inside-the-park two run homer.
photo by Tim Evearitt
Jose Siri hit the first-ever inside-the-park home run against the Biscuits (2-2), and the Chattanooga Lookouts (2-2) defeated Montgomery to hand the Biscuits their second-straight loss, 11-7, on Sunday afternoon at AT&T Field.
Taylor Trammell, Cincinnati's #2 prospect, slammed his second home of the season - a solo shot in the first inning.
The Chattanooga offense erupted for a season-high 11 runs in their victory against the Biscuits.
Siri went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI raising his average to.353
Trammell started the offensive onslaught in the first inning with his second homer of the season. He went 2-for-5 and has a 1.088 OPS.
The Biscuits managed to retake the lead in the third, but Chattanooga tied it back up in the bottom of the inning. Montgomery's Josh Lowe drove in a run with a triple and Jesus Sanchez plated Lowe with a ground out. In the bottom of the inning, the Lookouts got the run back when Alfredo Rodriguez scored from third base on a wild pitch
The back-and-forth affair continued in the fourth as Montgomery once again took the lead, but Chattanooga once again tied it up.
In the fifth, RBI singles by Sanchez and Brendan McKay gave the visitors the 5-3 advantage.
The lead did not last long, as the Lookouts offense kicked into gear. Rodriguez and Luis Gonzalez started the rally with back-to-back singles. Right fielder T.J. Friedl proceeded to tie the game up on a two-run single. Siri then cleared the bases with his inside-the-park home run. The inside-the-park homer was the first ever allowed by the Montgomery Biscuits.
The team maintained the 7-4 lead until the eighth when they scored four more runs. Gonzalez doubled in two runs. Friedl reached on a throwing error plating Gonzalez. Siri completed the scoring with his double to right scoring Friedl.
Reliever Joel Kuhnel threw two scoreless innings and has a 0.00 ERA. Alex Powers, who picked up a save in Friday night's game was roughed up a bit. He gave up two runs on a two-run home by Jesus Sanchez.
It was left-handed reliever Ty Boyles who picked up the win for the Lookouts. He gave up three hits but then threw two straight scoreless innings.
Box Score: http://tinyurl.com/y6jkyfh3
Game five of the series set for Monday night had to be cancelled due to inclement weather. The game will be made up when the Lookouts play the Biscuits in Montgomery. Chattanooga returns home on Monday, April 15, to face the Mississippi Braves in a five-game series.
Lookouts' manager Pat Kelly looks on from Chattanooga's third base dugout.
photo by Tim Evearitt