Barons Batter Jackson on Easter, 10-4

April 21, 2019 - Southern League (SL1)
Jackson Generals News Release

Birmingham, Ala. - The Jackson Generals, the Double-A affiliate of Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks, finally felt the pendulum back swing the other way, losing 10-4 on Sunday to the Birmingham Barons. The loss by the Generals (8-7) ends a four-game winning streak, as the Barons (9-8) evened the series with a 13-hit barrage at Regions Field.

Unlike his last two starts, Bo Takahashi (2-1, 5.14 ERA) gave up multiple runs in the first inning, both coming on a two-run shot by Birmingham's Gavin Sheets. Takahashi surrendered another run in the second inning and three more in the third, helping Birmingham build a 6-2 lead after three frames. The Generals' starter finished four innings with eight hits allowed and six runs given up, walking two while striking out three. Bud Jeter threw a scoreless fifth inning, but he allowed the first four hitters in the sixth to reach base, opening the door to a four-run frame for Birmingham. Daniel Gibson made his first appearance of the year with a scoreless inning of relief in Jeter's place, and Tyler Mark pitched the final two stanzas with five strikeouts.

Coming off a streak of 37 runs scored over four games, the Generals' offense fell quiet on Sunday at the hands of Jimmy Lambert (2-1, 2.91 ERA). Jackson finally got on the board in the third inning with a leadoff homer from Andy Young (his second of the year), and Daulton Varsho drove in Pavin Smith with a sacrifice fly three hitters later. At that moment, with Jackson down 3-2, the game seemed within reach, but Birmingham would outscore the Generals by five runs the rest of the way. Young, Smith, and Dominic Miroglio each finished 2-for-5 with a run scored, though the Generals went hitless for the second day in a row with men in scoring position (0-for-10). The Generals also left eleven runners on base in the defeat.

NEXT GENERALS GAME:

11:00 am CT Monday (4/22) vs. Birmingham Barons (Chicago White Sox)

Regions Field - Birmingham, Ala.

RHP Emilio Vargas (0-0, 3.60 ERA) vs. LHP Bernardo Flores (1-1, 0.56 ERA)

Broadcast Link: Birmingham Barons Baseball Network

UP AND COMING AT

THE BALLPARK:

April 25-29:

Generals vs. Pensacola Blue Wahoos (AA, Minnesota Twins)

...featuring

Super Hero Night (April 27), with 1,000 super-hero-themed T-shirts given away!

For tickets and more information about the Generals, dial 731.988.5299 or log on to JacksonGeneralsBaseball.com!

Jackson Generals pitcher Tyler Mark (Pam Dietz)

Southern League Stories from April 21, 2019

• Davis, De La Trinidad Power Wahoos to 8-5 Easter Sunday Win - Pensacola Blue Wahoos
• Sheets Sends Barons Past Generals - Birmingham Barons
• Barons Batter Jackson on Easter, 10-4 - Jackson Generals
• Supak Shines in Shutout over Jumbo Shrimp - Biloxi Shuckers
• Waters, M-Braves Walk-Off with 7-6 Victory over Biscuits in Extras - Mississippi Braves
• Shrimp Blanked by Shuckers 5-0 - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
• M-Braves Stun Biscuits, 7-6 in 10 - Montgomery Biscuits
• Generals Gameday: April 21 - Generals at Birmingham - Jackson Generals
• Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Game Notes, April 21 at Biloxi - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp

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