Andy Phillips had not had a homerun all season until 2 days ago. Now he has 2 in 2 days. In yesterday’s game, he went 2-4 with a homerun, run scored, and 4 rbis. Kevin Barker hit his 5th homerun of the season, going 1-5 with a run scored and 3 rbis. Jay Bruce went 4-5 for the Bats while Jolbert Cabrera and Paul Janish had 2 hits each.
Matt Maloney improved to 3-2 on the season by allowing 2 runs on 7 hits while striking out 2 over 7 innings pitched. Bill Bray struggled in his first outing since being sent back down to AAA. Bray allowed 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks in .1 innings pitched. Jon Adkins picked up his 5th save of the season by recording the final 2 outs of the game. Adkins now has a 0.87 ERA in 20.2 innings pitched.
The Smokies scored 5 runs in the 7th and then 6 more in the 9th to blow the game open late. Derrick Lutz pitched .1 innings, allowing 5 runs (3 earned) on 2 hits and 2 walks to get the loss. Justin James did not help matter any. James pitched 1 inning, giving up 6 runs (2 earned) on 3 hits and 4 walks.ÂÂ
Michael Griffin, Tonys Gutierrez, and Craig Tatum each had 2 hits in the game for the Lookouts. Tatum added a double and 2 rbis. Jerry Gil hit his 2nd homerun of the season and drove in 3.
Michael DeJesus led the Reds in hits by going 3-4 with a double and an rbi. Jason Louwsma went 2-4 with an rbi and Juan Francisco had 2 rbis and hit his 5th homerun of the season.
Rafael Gonzalez picked up his 2nd win of the season by going 5 scoreless innings, scattering 4 hits and 1 walk while striking out 4.
Dayton vs Quad City
This game was postponed