Late Jacksonville Homer Pushes Smokies to a 4-2 Loss
KODAK - The Tennessee Smokies (50-71, 17-35) fell 4-2 to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (59-61, 30-20) at Smokies Stadium on Wednesday night. Fans enjoyed free beer until the Jumbo Shrimp scored their first run which came sooner rather than later. In the top of the second, LHP Luis Lugo gave up
KODAK - The Tennessee Smokies (50-71, 17-35) fell 4-2 to the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (59-61, 30-20) at Smokies Stadium on Wednesday night.
Fans enjoyed free beer until the Jumbo Shrimp scored their first run which came sooner rather than later. In the top of the second, LHP
The Smokies have struggled launching the deep ball this season; however in the fourth,
Lugo exited the game after tossing 5.2 innings giving up just the two runs on five hits with seven strikeouts. In the sixth,
All of Jacksonville's runs came on home runs, and the second homer came in the seventh. Before the trade deadline, the Miami Marlins organization acquired
Pitching wise, Smokies RHP
Bright spots for the Smokies included a 2-for-4 night with a double performance from the Chicago Cubs top prospect Nico Hoerner. Working out of the pen, RHP
RHP