SEVIERVILLE, TN - The Smokies won in walk-off fashion on Sunday afternoon as they defeated the Barons 3-2. Zack Short was the hero with a single to left field to win the game for Tennessee. Duncan Robinson took the mound for the Smokies riding a two-game win streak. Robinson continued his hot pitching
SEVIERVILLE, TN - The Smokies won in walk-off fashion on Sunday afternoon as they defeated the Barons 3-2. Zack Short was the hero with a single to left field to win the game for Tennessee.
Duncan Robinson took the mound for the Smokies riding a two-game win streak. Robinson continued his hot pitching on Sunday as he held the Barons hitless for 5.2 innings. Robinson finished the game going six innings, allowing one run, the run was unearned, on two hits and struck out a season high 11. Robinson now has an ERA of 3.39 after his outing which ranks second in the starting rotation.
After getting down 1-0 in the top of the sixth, the Smokies immediately answered in the bottom of the inning. Vimael Machin started off the inning with a single and moved to third with one out when Jason Vosler doubled to right field. Yasiel Balaguert tied the game up with a sacrifice fly to right field that scored Machin.
Jake Stinnett replaced Robinson in the seventh inning and gave up a home run to give the Barons the lead back. Zach Hedges replaced Stinnett in the eighth and pitched two scoreless innings, striking out three. Hedges moved to 2-0 with the win.
Down 2-1 in the eighth, Tennessee put up a two-out rally. With Trey Martin reaching on a fielders choice and Vosler walking, Balaguert singled in the tying run, his second RBI of the day. Balaguert is second on the team in RBI's with 31.
In the ninth, Trent Giambrone singled to start the inning. After a sacrifice bunt and groundout moved him to third, Short singled down to left field line which scored Giambrone and won the game.
The Smokies and Barons will be back in action on Monday for game four of the series at 7 p.m. Thomas Hatch is the projected pitcher for Tennessee as he looks for his sixth win of the season. Birmingham will counter with Jordan Guerrero.
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