By Jeff Allison Jacob Gonzalez hit a grand slam to guide the Birmingham Barons to a 6-1 win over the Tennessee Smokies in a rain-shortened sport earlier than 4,501 at Areas Subject on Friday evening. Third baseman Jason Matthews hit a two-run house run, and RHP Mason Adams pitched 5.0, giving
By Jeff Allison
Jacob Gonzalez hit a grand slam to guide the Birmingham Barons to a 6-1 win over the Tennessee Smokies in a rain-shortened sport earlier than 4,501 at Areas Subject on Friday evening. Third baseman Jason Matthews hit a two-run house run, and RHP Mason Adams pitched 5.0, giving up six hits, one earned run, and two walks with three strikeouts.
The Smokies (1-3, 41-31) scored first within the sport. Christian Franklin singled, James Triantos singled, and Yohendrick Pinango singled, scoring Franklin. Tennessee led 1-0 early within the sport. Within the backside of the second inning, Wilfred Veras walked, Alsander Womack walked. Veras and Womack stole bases. Matt Hogan walked to load the bases. Subsequent batter, Gonzalez went deep to proper subject for his second house run of the season. With the grand slam, the Barons led 4-1.
Within the backside of the fourth inning, Veras had a comfortable floor ball single to 3rd base. Veras steals second, then steals third. Matthews comes up and hits a 435' house run to left subject, scoring Veras, and the Barons led 6-1. Within the backside of the fifth inning, with two outs, rain got here and halted the sport. The umpires referred to as the sport after a one-hour and eight-minute delay.
Subsequent, the Barons will play sport 5 within the six-game collection with the Smokies. LHP Noah Schultz (0-1, 1.83) will take the mound for the Barons.