SMOKIES FALL 7-2 THURSDAY NIGHT
Myers reaches base three times in loss
SEVIERVILLE, TN – The Biloxi Shuckers (6-9) took down the Tennessee Smokies (6-8) 7-2 Thursday night at Smokies Stadium. Biloxi sent ten to the plate and scored four times in the second to break the game open. The Smokies bullpen combined to allow just an unearned run on one hit over 5.2 innings, while striking out ten.
Biloxi scored the initial run in the first. Mitch Longo walked, stole second, moved to third on a bunt, and scored on Jamie Westbrook’s RBI single. In the bottom half, Darius Hill doubled, moved to third on Christian Donahue’s single, and scored on Miguel Amaya’s RBI groundout.
The Shuckers scored four times in the second. Longo, Brice Turang, and David Fry all had RBI’s in the inning, Longo also scored on a wild pitch. Chad Spanberger’s RBI double in the fourth extended Biloxi’s lead to 6-1. The Shuckers added a run on an error in the sixth.
Hill’s RBI groundout in the ninth rounded out the scoring. Donahue finished with two hits in the loss. RHP Javier Assad (L, 0-2) took the loss, he allowed six runs (three earned) in 3.1 innings. LHP Wyatt Short, RHP Ben Leeper, and RHP Ethan Robers each struckout three Shuckers. LHP Bryan Hudson pitched two perfect innings in relief.
LHP Luis Lugo (0-2, 8.59) will start for the Smokies Friday night at Smokies Stadium. First pitch between Lugo and LHP Ethan Small (1-1, 4.50) is scheduled for 7 PM. Fans can hear all Smokies games by going to https://www.milb.com/tennessee/fans/audio-listen-live.
Friday night at Smokies Stadium is Sasquatch Night. Tickets are available for the remainder of the series and can be purchased online, over the phone, or by visiting our box office.
ABOUT THE TENNESSEE SMOKIES
The Tennessee Smokies are the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. Members of the eight-team Double-A South League, Smokies baseball has been entertaining families and fans of America’s national pastime in the East Tennessee region for over 100 years. To learn more about the Tennessee Smokies, visit www.smokiesbaseball.com.
