Biscuits Take Down Smokies, 6-1
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Biscuits (55-34) continue their dominance on Monday night against the Tennessee Smokies (40-48), taking the second-straight game from their North Division rivals by a score of 6-1 at Riverwalk Stadium. Montgomery is now 31-15 at home and 11-4 vs the Smokies this season.Tennessee would strike first
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Biscuits (55-34) continue their dominance on Monday night against the Tennessee Smokies (40-48), taking the second-straight game from their North Division rivals by a score of 6-1 at Riverwalk Stadium. Montgomery is now 31-15 at home and 11-4 vs the Smokies this season.
Tennessee would strike first against Montgomery starterKenny Rosenberg (8-1). Vimael Machin 's RBI-single on a line drive to center field put the Smokies in front, 1-0, in the first. The Biscuits would tie the game in the third after Jesús Sánchez drilled a 1-0 pitch from Smokies starter Thomas Hatch (4-10) down the right filed line for a triple scoring Taylor Walls from first base.
The game remained deadlocked until the bottom of the sixth whenBrett Sullivan drew a one-out walk. Then shortstop Lucius Fox ripped his 14th double of the year down the left field line scoring Sullivan from first and giving the Biscuits a 2-1 lead.
The Biscuits would tack on an insurance run in the bottom of the seventh with a RBI-double formVidal Brujan extending the lead, 3-1. Catcher Rene Pinto would add two more runs in the eighth with a double to right-center field. The next batter Miles Mastrobuoni would bring Pinto around to score with a line drive single to right field putting the Biscuits in front, 6-1.
Rosenberg was solid on the mound, hurling five innings of one-run ball and striking out five batters.Dalton Moats threw one shutout inning of relief, and Phoenix Sanders a scoreless eighth and ninth to give the Biscuits their 13th series win of the season (13-3-2).
On the base paths Biscuit runners were caught stealing five times tying a Southern League record.
The Butter and Blue will try to make it three-straight wins on Tuesday afternoon whenJason García will make his Biscuits debut against Cory Abbott on Camp Day at 12:05 PM CT.
Tennessee would strike first against Montgomery starter
The game remained deadlocked until the bottom of the sixth when
The Biscuits would tack on an insurance run in the bottom of the seventh with a RBI-double form
Rosenberg was solid on the mound, hurling five innings of one-run ball and striking out five batters.
On the base paths Biscuit runners were caught stealing five times tying a Southern League record.
The Butter and Blue will try to make it three-straight wins on Tuesday afternoon when