T.J. Friedl, Chattanooga center fielder, hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning.
photo by Tim Evearitt
KODAK TN -- The Chattanooga Lookouts bats stayed hot for the final game against the Tennessee Smokies Tuesday and won 6-1. For the first time in over 20 innings, extra base hits made the difference in the games out come.
Chattanooga trails the first-place Montgomery Biscuits by 3.5 games and needs to sweep their final series beginning Wednesday evening in Montgomery to finish in first place.
Johendi' Jiminian (w, 2-2) went 6.0 inning went 6.0 giving up three hits and a run.
Lookouts game highlights (from redsminorleagues.com)
Alfredo Rodriguez went 3-5 with a steal, 2 runs scored, and he had an RBI.
TJ Friedl went 1-4 with a walk, home run (4), a steal (12), and he had 2 RBI.
Taylor Trammell went 2-4 with a walk and an RBI.
Mitch Nay went 2-5 with a double and a run scored.
Brantley Bell went 2-5 with a double, run scored, and he had an RBI.
Gavin LaValley went 2-3 with a walk.
Michael Beltre went 1-1 with a pinch hit double, scored a run, and he had an RBI.
Johendi Jiminian allowed a run in 6.0 innings on 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 5 batters.
Cory Thompson threw a shutout inning with 2 strikeouts.
Juan Martinez threw a hitless inning with a walk and a strikeout.
Aaron Fossas threw a perfect inning with a strikeout.
Wednesday evening, the Lookouts face the first-place Montgomery Biscuits. The Lookouts send LHP-Scott Moss (4-2,3.43) to the hill to oppose LHP-Kenny Rosenburg (5-1,2.56).
It's the final series of the first-half and begins at 7:20 p.m. EDT on 98.1 The Lake and on MiLB.com.
Taylor Trammell's bat is beginning to heat up. He went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
photo by Tim Evearitt