SL1 Chattanooga Lookouts

Smokies Outlast Lookouts, 15-7

Published on May 7, 2008 under Southern League (SL1)
Chattanooga Lookouts News Release


CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Tennessee and Chattanooga battled back-and-forth throughout Wednesday's matinee game, but two big rallies in the latter portion of the game enabled the Smokies to come away with a victory, 15-7.

Tennessee got on the board early with a Steve Clevenger two-RBI double in the first frame. The Lookouts, however, countered in the second with a Craig Tatum double, which brought home Tonys Gutierrez.

The Lookouts added another two runs in the third to take the lead. A Daryl Thompson double and Shaun Cumberland walk prefaced a trio of singles from Drew Anderson, Michael Griffin, and Craig Tatum.

The Smokies took back the lead in the fifth off of a Matt Matulia solo shot and Nate Spears sac fly.

Mimicking prior trends of lead-swapping, the Lookouts added three runs in the fifth on a Jerry Gil three-run shot. A Cody Strait solo shot in the sixth gave the Lookouts a 7-4 advantage.

Tennessee would reclaim the lead in the seventh by scoring five runs. Two walks, two singles, and an error fueled the Smokies' rally.

Already with a 10-7 lead, the Smokies added six more runs in the ninth with a similar minimalistic approach as their seventh inning performance. Nate Spears hit a two-run single to highlight the inning's efforts.

Matt Avery (1-0) earned the win for the Smokies in relief, despite yielding four runs in three innings.

Greg Rienhard threw three shutout innings to notch his second save of the season for the Smokies.

Derrik Lutz dropped to 1-2 on the season after throwing 0.1 innings and yielding five runs (three earned) to begin the seventh.

The Lookouts and Tennessee will continue action, tomorrow at 7:15 PM. The promotion for the evening will be $1,000 Thursday! Tickets for this game or any other Lookouts home game can be purchased at the Lookouts Box Office at AT&T Field, online at www.lookouts.com, or by calling (423) 267-4849.

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