Smokies Slam Biscuits 11-3
Published on August 5, 2010 under Southern League (SL1)
Knoxville Smokies News Release
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The first place Tennessee Smokies rallied for six runs in the top of the seventh inning and saw an offensive outburst from first baseman Matt Spencer to push past the Montgomery Biscuits with an 11-3 victory on Thursday night at Riverwalk Stadium.
Spencer homered twice for Tennessee, hitting a grand slam in the seventh and a three-run homer in the ninth to help Tennessee force a rubber match in tomorrow's finale of the five-game series at Montgomery. With the win, the Smokies remain on top of the second half North Division standings.
The two homers gives Spencer, who is nicknamed the "Morristown Masher," at 15 bombs in 2010, and he went 3-5 in the game with seven runs batted in. The seven runs batted in are tied for the most runs driven in during a single game in the 2010 Smokies season.
Tennessee starter Chris Archer won his sixth game in his seventh start with the Smokies. Archer pitched six innings while giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits. He did walk five batters in the game, but also struck out five on the night he improved to 6-1 in a Tennessee uniform.
The Biscuits scored a run in the first and second innings to take a 2-0 lead. The Smokies responded with an RBI single for Blake Lalli in the third to cut the lead to one run. An inning later in the fourth, a wild pitch by pitcher Alex Cobb scored Brandon Guyer to tie the game at two.
Tennessee scored a pair of runs in the top of the seventh to break the deadlock. Tony Campana brought in the go-ahead run with an RBI double that scored Jonathan Mota to put Tennessee ahead 3-2. Brett Jackson continued the scoring with an RBI single to put the Smokies ahead by two runs at 4-2.
Spencer continued the scoring onslaught in grand fashion with a grand slam homer to break the game open at 8-2. The grand slam was Tennessee's fourth of the season. The Biscuits added a run in the eighth off Smokies reliever Jeremy Papelbon to put the score at 8-3.
Spencer struck again in the top of the ninth inning with a three-run homer to further add to the Tennessee lead, with the homer putting Tennessee on top 11-3. Blake Parker pitched a scoreless ninth to preserve Tennessee's 11-3 win.
The clubs will finish the series on Friday night at Riverwalk Stadium. Rafael Dolis (1-2, 3.60 ERA) will pitch for Tennessee against Montgomery's David Newmann, who is 3-7 with a 4.08 ERA. The game begins at 8:05 p.m., and fans can listen to the contest on the Smokies Radio Network.
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