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Barons Can't Solve Wood in Loss to Lookouts

July 22, 2019 - Southern League (SL1)
Birmingham Barons News Release


BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Despite a late rally ignited by Ramon Torres' RBI-triple, the Birmingham Barons (17-11, 44-53) fell by a 3-2 final against the Chattanooga Lookouts (9-21, 45-54) on Monday night at Regions Field.

Torres, whose triple in the seventh brought the Barons within a run, continued his impressive stretch of play in the month of July. The former Kansas City Royals middle infielder owns a .348 clip at the plate across 10 games in July.

Chattanooga snapped its 14-game skid with the victory and avoided matching the Southern League's record for longest losing streak of 15 games - set by the 1971 Columbus Astros.

Dueling shutout bids from Barons right-hander Lincoln Henzman and Lookouts left-hander Alex Wood (on rehab from Cincinnati Reds) came to a close in the bottom of the fifth when Alfredo Gonzalez sent and RBI-single through the right side to plate Damek Tomscha.

Wood (W, 1-0), whom the Reds placed on the 60-day injured list in March with a back injury, tossed six innings of one-run ball. The 2017 MLB All-Star allowed four hits and struck out four to earn the win.

The Lookouts jumped in the sixth with a three-run frame sparked by Gavin LaValley's two-RBI double off Barons newcomer Tyler Johnson.

Johnson, who earned a promotion from Hi-A Winston-Salem on Monday, recorded one out, walked a pair and surrendered the go-ahead double in his Double-A debut.

Henzman (L, 2-5) suffered a tough loss after the right-hander allowed two runs (both earned) on six hits in 5.2 innings of work.

Torres' one-out triple in the seventh brought the Barons within one run before Lookouts right-hander Johendi Jiminian and left-hander Juan Martinez closed out the win with scoreless eighth and ninth innings, respectively.

Gavin Sheets, who entered the contest with a 34-game on-base streak, Birmingham's longest since 2005, saw his stretch come to a close with an 0-for-4 night.

The Barons and Lookouts will continue their five-game set Tuesday as Birmingham sends left-hander Matt Tomshaw (3-4, 2.45) to the mound against Chattanooga left-hander Scott Moss (6-4, 3.57).

First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. CT at Regions Field and the game will be broadcast via WJQX-FM 100.5.

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