Smokies get past Biscuits
Published on June 21, 2005 under Southern League (SL1)
Montgomery Biscuits News Release
MONTGOMERY - The Tennessee Smokies took the first game of this four-game series 3-2 Tuesday night at Riverwalk Stadium.
Noochie Varner singled home Jamie D'Antona for winning run in the ninth inning.
Former major leaguer Dewon Brazelton made the start for the Biscuits, going three shutout innings and allowing two hits while striking out six. Brazelton, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays' opening day starter, was making his first start since May 11 with the Rays.
Scott Autrey relieved Brazelton to begin the fourth and pitched into the ninth, going 5 1/3 innings and allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits and one walk while striking out four. Autrey suffered his eighth loss of the season.
Smokies starter Tony Pena pitched well, going 7 1/3 innings and allowing only a pair of solo home runs on five hits and one walk while striking out four. Mike Shultz (3-3) recorded the final out of the eighth inning to earn the win. Casey Daigle earned his eighth save by pitching a scoreless ninth.
Rico Washington was 1 for 3 with a walk to extend his Biscuits-record hitting streak to 19 games.
Chairon Isenia and Shawn Riggans hit the Biscuits third pair of back-to-back home runs of the season in the sixth inning.
The Smokies scored single runs in the fourth and sixth innings off Autrey. Jamie D'Antona scored on a throwing error by right-fielder Delmon Young in the fourth and D'Antona drove in Dan Uggla with a double to left in the sixth.
Wednesday, the Biscuits will take on the Smokies on Summer Fun Day at 12:00 at Riverwalk Stadium. Righty Jamie Shields (1-2, 2.79) will take the mound for the Biscuits and be opposed by Smokies lefty Clint Goocher (6-3, 4.93).
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