Smokies Top G-Braves 7-4
July 5, 2003 - Southern League (SL1)
Knoxville Smokies News Release
Greenville, SC- Chris Narveson earned his second Double A win and Mike Lyons nailed down his league leading 23rd save as Tennessee (14-3, 49-38) held off Greenville (4-13, 40-45) in a 7-4 Saturday night at Municipal Stadium.
Skip Schumaker opened the game with a triple to center field and scored on Caonabo Cosme's one out single. Kevan Burns singled home Cosme top put the Smokies on top 2-0 in the first.
Tennessee added three more in the third against Greenville starter Adam Wainright (5-7) John Nelson led off with a double, advanced to third on a wild pitch, and scored on a passed ball to break a 2-2 tie. Wainright walked four batters in the inning, and Chris Netwall scoring Kevan Burns and Al Benjamin with a two-out single.
Bucky Jacobsen homered against Wainright in the fourth as the G-Braves starter lasted just 3 2/3 innings. Tennessee added its final run on a dropped fly ball in the ninth inning that scored Jacobsen.
Chris Narveson (2-0) allowed three runs over 5 2/3 innings to pick up his second win of the season. The Braves scored single runs in the 1st, 2nd, 6th, and 8th innings. Lyons worked a perfect ninth for his league leading 23rd save.
The series concludes with a 5:15 p.m. start Sunday. Juan Pena (3-3, 3.83) is slated to pitch for the Smoies opposite Matt Belisle (4-7, 3.62).
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