Moore, Fleming Silence Generals

MONTGOMERY, ALA. (June 26, 2011) - Biscuits starter Matt Moore (5-3) provided five shutout innings Sunday night striking out four and Marquis Fleming tossed three shutout innings and struck out seven as Montgomery defeated Jackson 7-0. Montgomery's win evened the series at 2-2, forcing a rubber game on Monday night at Riverwalk Stadium. Nick Franklin has had a multi-hit game in each of his first four outings with the Generals and is 9-for-15 (.600). Franklin was 3-for-3 Monday night in the loss.

Andrew Carraway (5-1) suffered his first loss of the season giving up five runs in four innings Sunday. Moore, who allowed four runs in the first inning during the All-Star Game Tuesday held the Generals scoreless over the first five innings to earn the win.

Daniel Mayora used the heavy winds at the start of the game Sunday night to double off the right field wall scoring Shawn O'Malley and Cole Figuaroa. The Biscuits led 2-0.

With one out in the top of the second inning the game was delayed due to severe lightning, but no rain fell. After a 29 minute delay, play resumed in the second inning.

Montgomery extended their lead to 3-0 in the bottom of the third inning on an RBI single from Steven Vogt. The Biscuits began to put the game away, getting a 2-run homerun in the fourth from Matt Sweeney. That homer made the score 5-0.

The lead for the Biscuits was pushed to 7-0 with two more runs coming across in the bottom of the sixth inning on RBI singles from Shawn O'Malley and John Shelby III.

The Biscuits and Generals finish off the five-game series Monday night at Riverwalk Stadium, with first pitch set for 7:05.The pitching matchup features a pair of All-Star right handers. RHP Erasmo Ramirez (6-4, 5.03) takes the mound for the Generals against RHP Chris Archer (3-3, 5.27) for Montgomery. The game can be heard on Jackson's NewsTalk 101.5 FM and jacksongeneralsbaseball.com The Jackson Generals are the Double-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners and a member of the Southern League. Individual game tickets, flex plans, and group packages with the Generals are on sale. For more information and to reserve your seats at Pringles Park, call 731-988-5299 or visit www.jacksongeneralsbaseball.com.