Starter
Adrian Sampson allowed three runs on six hits over 4.2 innings. Sampson walked four, hit one batter and struck out three.
Jake Jewell faced four batters in relief of Sampson and struck out three of them. The other hit a grounder back to the mound for an out.
The win went to
Ben Leeper, who pitched the ninth and tenth innings. Leeper gave up one hit and no runs over his two innings. Leeper struck out four and walked one.
Right fielder
Nick Martini had a big night with four RBI. Martini hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning to tie the game at 5-5, and then added on a two-run double in the top of the tenth. Martini went 2 for 5 and scored twice. It was Martini’s sixth home run this season.
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Starter
Cory Abbott took the loss after allowing six runs on six hits over 4.2 innings. Two of the hits allowed by Abbott were home runs. He struck out four and walked two.
The I-Cubs scored four runs in the second inning to take an early lead, but that’s all they would score. Center fielder
Trayce Thompson hit a two-run home run in the second, his ninth this season. Thompson went 2 for 5.
Michael Hermosillo left this game in the sixth inning with an apparent leg injury. He was 1 for 2 with a walk.
Tennessee Smokies
Starter
Peyton Remy may have had better days, but he pitched well enough to get the win. Remy allowed five runs on seven hits over five innings. Most of the damage was done with a three-run home run in the first inning. Remy walked one and struck out four.