Six-run fourth inning drives Generals past Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. - The Jackson Generals, the Double-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, snapped a four-game losing streak on Thursday night with a 13-1 pounding of the Birmingham Barons at Regions Field.

The win for the Generals (42-34, 3-4 Second Half) is their eighth in eleven games against Birmingham (36-39, 4-3 Second Half), and it featured their largest margin of victory in 2018.
With the score even at 1-1, a run-scoring single by Josh Prince broke the tie in the fourth and cranked the Generals offense into gear. A sacrifice fly from Tyler Ladendorf made the lead 3-1, and two-out walks from Daniel Robertson and Kevin Medrano helped extend the frame, chasing Birmingham starter Alec Hansen (0-2, 8.03 ERA) from the game. Birmingham's defense did them no favors, as four runs scored because of consecutive defensive miscues. Domingo Leyba reached on an error at first base that allowed a pair of runs to come home, and Marty Herum followed with a single, ultimately winding up at third base as an error in right field helped bring in two more Jackson runs for a 7-1 Generals advantage.
Herum finished with a pair of hits and an RBI in his first game back from the disabled list, and Jamie Westbrook recorded a 3-for-5 night at the plate, including his team-leading 12^th home run of the season. The Generals won despite the top three men in their batting order going 1-for-13.
Joel Payamps (6-2, 2.80 ERA) continued his recent success by firing his longest outing of the year, finishing seven innings on 87 pitches with nine strikeouts. The 24-year-old Dominican right-hander did not walk a batter and allowed just one run, marking his fourth straight start with two or fewer runs allowed. Bud Jeter and Kevin Ginkel allowed no runs over the final two frames.
TOP PERFORMERS
JXN: RHP Joel Payamps - 7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 9 K   
JXN: 1B Marty Herum - 2-5, RBI
JXN: LF Jamie Westbrook - 3-5, 3 R, 2 RBI, HR
JXN: RF Josh Prince - 3-5, R, 2 RBI, D
NEXT GENERALS GAME:
7:05 pm CT Friday (6/29) vs. Birmingham Barons
Regions Field - Birmingham, Ala.
RHP Bo Takahashi (0-2, 7.84 ERA) vs. RHP Jimmy Lambert (first start at Double-A)
Broadcast Link: Birmingham Barons Baseball Network (TuneIn)
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The Jackson Generals, a West Tennessee franchise since 1998, are the Double-A minor league affiliate of Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks. In 2017, The Ballpark at Jackson was named the Professional Sports Field of the Year by the Tennessee Turfgrass Association. In 2018, the Generals and manager Shelley Duncan won the First Half North Division title, assuring them of a bid to the Southern League playoffs in September. For tickets and more information about the Generals,
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