Isaac's Late Homer Lifts Biscuits to 1-0 Win Over Barons

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MONTGOMERY, AL - Four pitchers combined for a shutout, and Xavier Isaac lifted a solo homer out to left field in the eighth to give the Montgomery Biscuits (30-29) a 1-0 win over the Birmingham Barons (32-26) on Wednesday night at Riverwalk Stadium. The club snapped a five-game losing skid.

Ty Johnson led off with 4 2/3 scoreless innings. He allowed three hits and two walks with four strikeouts. A pair of walks with two outs in the fifth forced Johnson to exit his start. Roel Garcia III followed with four strikeouts in 2 1/3 innings.

Both clubs missed out on opportunities, combining to leave 17 runners on base and go 1-for-18 with runners in scoring position. The Biscuits left the bases loaded in the second inning and Homer Bush Jr. was thrown out at the plate trying score on a flyout in the fifth.

Derrick Edington came in for the eighth and worked around a single. In the bottom of the inning, Isaac came up with two outs and nobody on base. The 21-year-old clubbed a solo shot out to left, his eighth blast of the season to make it 1-0.

With runners on the corners and two outs in the ninth, JJ Goss entered to get the final out for his ninth save.

The third game of the home series is on Thursday night at Riverwalk Stadium. Duncan Davitt will make the start for Montgomery while Noah Schultz is slated to start for Birmingham. The first pitch is at 6:35pm CT. Fans can listen on Jox 740, MLB At Bat, and Bally Live.