Late HR Dooms Lookouts in 4-3 Defeat
Published on August 11, 2018 under Southern League (SL1)
Chattanooga Lookouts News Release
Jason Morozowski's 7th inning homer broke a 3-3 tie to give the Jackson Generals the 4-3 win over the Chattanooga Lookouts.
The home team fell behind two runs early, but Zander Wiel knocked home a run in the third and Luis Arraez blasted his first homer of the year in the fourth to tie the game up at two. Arraez now has a hit 10 straight games and in 16 out of his last 17. During his streak he is hitting .400 (16-for-40) with six RBIs.
In the fifth inning Jackson once against took the lead. This time the Generals went ahead on a Kevin Medrano RBI double. In the bottom of the frame Chattanooga knotted the game up on three on a Luke Raley RBI double. The double was Raley's first of the season.
Morozowski launched his homer in the seventh off of Tyler Jay to bring the score to 4-3. In the defeat, starting pitcher Sean Poppen only allowed three runs in 5.2 innings pitched. In six second half starts the righty is 4-2 with a 2.06 ERA.
Tomorrow, hard throwing right-hander Jorge Alcala takes the mound for his second start in a Lookouts uniform against Generals highly touted prospect, Jon Duplantier. Game time for autograph Sunday is at 7:15 p.m.
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