Keon Barnum, Michael Kopech Guide Barons To 3-1 Victory
BILOXI, Miss. - Keon Barnum tripled and blasted his 13th home run of the season, while Michael Kopech gave up one run in six innings to propel the Birmingham Barons to a 3-1 victory over the Biloxi Shuckers on Friday night.Both Kopech and Biloxi starter Jon Perrin kept the game
BILOXI, Miss. -
Both Kopech and Biloxi starter
Barnum began the third inning with his third career triple and first since June 14, 2014 and came around to score on a double by
"Honestly I wasn't thinking three out of the box," Barnum said. "I thought it was a for sure double and I just saw him (third base coach Julio Vinas) waving me around and I just got on my horse and starting running."
Later in the inning,
In the fourth, Barnum struck again, smacking a solo shot over the wall in right center field for a 3-0 lead, giving Kopech and the Barons bullpen all the run support they needed.
In his first start back from his appearance at the All-Star Futures Game in Miami on Sunday, the lone blemish on Kopech's record was a fourth inning solo home run of the bat of
"It comes from the top (White Sox) that I need to throw more offspeed and that was working well," Kopech said of his outing. "For me, I like to compete, so I like to throw my best pitch, which is my heater. But, I know for my development I need to throw more breaking balls and changeups and I tried to incorporate that in tonight."
Departing after six, Kopech handed the ball to
The Barons and the Shuckers will be back at it tomorrow evening at 6:35 p.m. CT for game three of a five game series. Left-hander Jordan Guerrero will get the ball for the Barons, while his counterpart will be right-hander
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