Smokies Get 15 Hits, Down Lookouts 6-3
Published on April 8, 2011 under Southern League (SL1)
Knoxville Smokies News Release
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - For the second straight night, the Smokies punished Lookouts pitching and tallied 15 hits on their way to a 6-3 victory Friday night at AT&T Field. Six players had multi-hit games for Tennessee, who improves to 2-0.
The Smokies picked right where they left off on Thursday night, as they scored four runs over the first three innings, highlighted by a two-run double from Josh Vitters that plated Nate Samson and D.J. LeMahieu. In the bottom of the third, Smokies RHP Rafael Dolis walked the leadoff man, Matt Wallach. After Ivan Ochoa's fielder's choice groundout erased the lead runner, Dolis walked Elian Herrera and gave up an RBI single to Jaime Pedroza, scoring Ochoa and making the score 4-1 after three innings.
Blake Lalli led off the sixth inning with a base hit to left field. One out later, a single to right field by Marwin Gonzalez would advance Lalli to third base and put runners at the corners. After a Ryan Flaherty strike out, Brett Jackson knocked in Lalli with a base hit to right field, and the Smokies went up 5-1. Chattanooga came alive in the bottom half of the inning, scoring two runs off Smokies RHP Kyle Smit to cut the Smokies' lead to 5-3.
Tennessee came away with an insurance run in the ninth inning to increase their lead to 6-3. Kyle Smit, Ryan Buchner and David Cales combined to hold the Lookouts hitless over the final three innings.
Tennessee is back in action against Chattanooga on Saturday night at 7:15 pm. RHP Alberto Cabrera will start for the Smokies, while the Lookouts go with RHP Steven Jackson. The Smokies will kick off their 100-year celebration at Smokies Park on April 13, as they play host to the Montgomery Biscuits. Tickets can be purchased online at www.smokiesbaseball.com, at the Smokies ticket office or by phone at (865) 286-2300.
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