The Chattanooga Lookouts fell in extra innings to the Rocket City Trash Pandas, 7-6, on Thursday night in a game in which the Lookouts blew an early lead, made a late game comeback but then were unable to score in the final two innings.
In the fourth inning the Lookouts got on the board first when Michael Trautwein led off with a walk and then scored on a Justice Thompson double. In the fifth Nick Northcut launched his league-leading 25th home run, a two-run shot, to make it 3-0.
The Trash Pandas battled back with six unanswered runs and led 6-3 in the eighth. Quincy McAfee and Luis Chevalier then hit back to back singles to put two on for Dominic Pitelli who drove home McAfee with a single of his own. Later in the inning, Northcut struck again, this time delivering a two-run single to knot the game at six.
In the ninth, the Lookouts loaded the bases, but could not get the winning run across. They were again held scoreless in the tenth after the Trash Pandas plated the decisive run.
Starting pitch Grant Gavin notched a quality start with five scoreless innings and five strikeouts.
Friday night is Roam with the Gnome Night presented by See Rock City with post-game fireworks. First pitch is at 7:15 p.m.