Montgomery Falls to Birmingham in Series Opener
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Montgomery Biscuits (29-29) lost the series opener to the Birmingham Barons (32-25) on Tuesday night. The loss goes against right-handed pitcher Ty Cummings. The 23-year-old recorded four strikeouts, giving up five hits and one earned run in his three innings pitched. It was a scoreless two
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Montgomery Biscuits (29-29) lost the series opener to the Birmingham Barons (32-25) on Tuesday night.
The loss goes against right-handed pitcher Ty Cummings. The 23-year-old recorded four strikeouts, giving up five hits and one earned run in his three innings pitched.
It was a scoreless two innings with Trevor Martin on the mound. Martin struck out two Birmingham batters and allowed only one hit during his tenure on the hill
Tatem Levins smashed a two-run homer in the eighth to give Montgomery a heartbeat late. Taylor’s home run brought himself and Matthew Etzel around to put the Biscuits on the board.
Birmingham’s Shane Murphy made things tough on the Biscuits. The lefty pitcher dealed out five strikeouts and only allowed a single hit in a career high seven innings pitched. Murphy’s shutdown pitching, along with a pair of home runs gave Birmingham the win 12-3.
The second game of the home series is on Wednesday night at Riverwalk Stadium. Ty Johnson will make the start for Montgomery while Tommy Vail 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.