Barons Roughed Up Saturday as Smokies Even Series
KODAK, Tenn. - 16 opposing hits and a starter who has yet to suffer a loss this season were the killers in the Birmingham Barons (59-69) 8-2 Saturday night loss to the Tennessee Smokies (53-78) from Smokies Stadium.
KODAK, Tenn. - 16 opposing hits and a starter who has yet to suffer a loss this season were the killers in the Birmingham Barons (59-69) 8-2 Saturday night loss to the Tennessee Smokies (53-78) from Smokies Stadium.
It wasn't until the fifth inning when the excitement picked up. The Barons struck first in the top half with a Luis Basabe double down the left field line to score
That would be the high point of the night for Birmingham. In the bottom half of the inning, Tennessee came alive with four runs on four hits to take a 4-1 lead.
With two runners on,
They got two more runs in the inning on RBI singles from
The Smokies tacked on two more in the bottom of the seventh on back-to-back RBI singles from
Birmingham got as close as 6-2 on a Ti'Quan Forbes RBI single in the eighth, but Tennessee immediately responded. In the bottom half with Myers on first,
Still scoreless in the bottom of the second, Barons starter
Smokies southpaw starter
Barons outfielder
Machin has enjoyed great success against Birmingham this season and Saturday proved no differently. After his two hits and two RBI in the win, he now has 18 hits, seven RBI and a .346 batting average.
Birmingham will resume their five-game series with the Smokies Sunday afternoon, starting at 4:30 p.m. CT. Left-hander
WJQX-FM 100.5 will be the home of the Barons on Sunday. Fans can tune into the Coca-Cola Pregame Show starting at 4:15 p.m. CT.
The Birmingham Barons are the proud Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. The Barons will open the home portion of their 2019 season, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of Michael Jordan's lone year in baseball, against the Tennessee Smokies at 7:05 p.m. April 10 at Regions Field. For ticket information, game schedule, promotions calendar or additional information about Regions Field, please visit barons.com or call (205) 988-3200.
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