Matulia and the Smokies Slam Montgomery, 11-2
Published on August 18, 2008 under Southern League (SL1)
Knoxville Smokies News Release
Montgomery, AL- The Tennessee Smokies (55-71, 28-28) scored five in the sixth inning including a Matt Matulia grand slam and knocked off the Montgomery Biscuits (65-60, 32-29) 11-2, at Riverwalk Staduim Monday night in front of 2,813.
Rhyne Hughes gave Montgomery the early 1-0 lead with a solo homerun in the first.
The Smokies tied the contest in the top of the second. Kyle Reynolds scored on a Sam Fuld base it for a 1-1 game. Fuld ended the game 5-for-6 and the Smokies pounded out a total of 23 hits total.
Welington Castillo bounced a two-out single to leftfield which plated Jake Fox. The base hit gave Tennessee a 2-1 lead in the second inning.
Matt Matulia exploded for his biggest offensive night as a member of the Smokies. His five RBI paced Tennessee in what turned into a blowout win. Matulia first doubled home Castillo in the fifth inning extending the Smokies advantage to two runs. Then in the sixth he lined a grand slam homerun to right field breaking the contest wide open. Nate Spears started off the sixth with a round tripper. When the side was retired the Smokies were ahead 8-1.
Kyle Reynolds slammed a two-run homer in the eighth and Jake Fox crushed a solo shot in the ninth.
Marco Carrillo (2-0) was the winning pitcher in the start. He allowed just six hits and one run with three walks and five strikeouts.
Matt Avery pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief. While Casey Lambert pitched 1 1/3 innings of shutout baseball for the Smokies.
The Smokies will return home to face the Carolina Mudcats in a five game series from August 23rd through 27th. The team returns home Saturday, August 23, playing the last regular season homestand of the year, against the Chattanooga Lookouts. Ticket information, including a "Buy One Get One Free" ticket deal to the last three games of the series, can be found online at www.smokiesbaseball.com or by calling (865) 286-2300.
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