Smokies drop series opener to Barons
Sevierville, TN - The Tennessee Smokies lost 8-5 in game one of the series against the Birmingham Barons at Smokies Stadium on Thursday. Tennessee's pitching was not able to limit the Barons bats throughout the game. Birmingham jumped out to an early lead on an RBI-groundout in the top of the
Sevierville, TN - The Tennessee Smokies lost 8-5 in game one of the series against the Birmingham Barons at Smokies Stadium on Thursday. Tennessee's pitching was not able to limit the Barons bats throughout the game.
Birmingham jumped out to an early lead on an RBI-groundout in the top of the second inning, making it 1-0 Barons. They added another run in the third inning on an RBI-double that made it 2-0.
The Barons bounced back with two runs in the sixth inning, tying the game at 4-4 on an RBI-single and a sacrifice fly. Tennessee would immediately regain the lead in the bottom of the frame, as Rice singled to start the inning. Hodges and Myers followed with walks to load the bases. Burks was hit by a pitch to score Rice, giving the Smokies a 5-4 advantage. Once again, the Barons would answer. An RBI-single in the seventh made it a 5-5 game and Birmingham took the lead on a two-run double in the eighth to make it 7-5. The Barons added one more run at the end of the inning to stretch the lead to 8-5.
Tennessee and Birmingham are set to play the second game of the series on Friday night at 7:00 p.m.
Written by Blake Von Hagen, Broadcast Assistant for the Tennessee Smokies
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