Barons Thrash Generals To Stop Winning Streak

Nick Franklin smacked a two-RBI double in the bottom of third, giving Jackson a 2-0 adnvantage, but Birmingham scored nine-straight runs to win their first game of the season. Franklin was 1-for-3, extending his hitting streak to four games.

Danny Hultzen suffered the loss for the Generals in his much anticipated minor league debut. Hultzen surrendered five runs on four hits over four innings Sunday. He struck out seven and walked three in the start.

The Barons plated two in the top of the fourth inning knotting the game at 2-2, and four in the fifth. Andy Wilkins belted a three-run homer to right that pushed the Birmingham advantage to 6-2. The Barons added three more runs in the eighth inning to make the final 9-2.

Jon Gilmore, Justin Greene, Drew Garcia and Damaso Espino recorded two-hit games for the Barons. Birmingham reliever Henry Mabee tossed 2 1/3 scoreless innings to earn his first win of the season.

Monday morning the Generals and Barons wrap up the opening five-game series, with first pitch set for 11:05 a.m. at Pringles Park. RHP Taijuan Walker starts for the Generals against LHP Pedro Hernandez for Birmingham. Walker is the No. 1 prospect for the Mariners, according to Baseball America.

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