SOUTHERN LEAGUE
TENNESSEE SMOKIES AT PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS
08/18/2113
 
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
TENNESSEE SMOKIES AT PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS
GAME ID: 6343 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2113 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tennessee Smokies (52-71) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0
Pensacola Blue Wahoos (79-44) 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 3 7 1
Blue Wahoos Drop Smokies, 3-1
In a tight tilt between the Pensacola Blue Wahoos and the Tennessee Smokies, Roger (Eben) Penn was the deciding factor. The Pensacola right-hander spearheaded the 3-1 win. Penn, now 5-5, was the winner. In 6.1 innings, he gave up 8 hits, while striking out 6, walking 1, and allowing 1 run. Ralph Taggart got credit for the save for Pensacola. It was his 6th of the year.

Pensacola catcher Roman Escalante delivered a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth. Overall, he went 3 for 3, picking up 1 home run, 1 single, and 1 double. He scored 1 run and knocked in 1.

"Throwing strikes was the main thing," Penn said.

The first-place Blue Wahoos lifted their record to 79-44.
TENNESSEE BATTING LINESCORE PENSACOLA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Rich 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .244 8 40
J. Rankin 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 3 .278 7 46
J. Guillen C 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .282 3 21
D. Mercedes RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .241 4 36
M. LeMieux 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .215 7 38
J. Brady DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299 5 41
B. Hoopes SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .239 10 47
J. Jacobs CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .247 5 42
J. Warner LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234 4 19
   a-M. McGinley PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259 6 32
Totals 33 1 11 1 1 9 15      
a - M. McGinley pinch hit for J. Warner in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Mercedes (20, 4th Inning off R. Penn, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Rankin 3 , J. Guillen 2 , D. Mercedes 2 , M. LeMieux , J. Brady , B. Hoopes , J. Jacobs , M. McGinley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Rankin , D. Mercedes
GIDP: M. LeMieux
Sac Fly: M. LeMieux
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Brady (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Barner 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .245 8 28
J. Johnson 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .338 8 36
T. Serrano 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 4 23
J. Ward RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .273 7 33
H. Takahashi DH 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .262 5 23
   a-J. Crouch DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 8 23
G. Austin LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .238 2 16
   b-J. Clawson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 0 13
R. Delgado CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .228 2 26
F. Kristensen SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255 3 13
R. Escalante C 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 .340 4 10
Totals 31 3 7 3 3 6 12      
a - J. Crouch inserted as DH in the 8th
b - J. Clawson substituted for G. Austin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Johnson (21, 3rd Inning off J. Acevedo, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Escalante (5, 4th Inning off J. Acevedo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ward (7, 2nd Inning off J. Acevedo, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Johnson (8, 5th Inning off J. Acevedo, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Escalante (4, 6th Inning off J. Acevedo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Johnson 6 , J. Ward 5 , R. Escalante 7
2-out RBI: R. Escalante
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Barner 2 , G. Austin 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: G. Austin (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Serrano-Johnson-Barner)
OF assists: 2 (Delgado(Guillen at 2nd base), Delgado(Rankin at 3rd base))
TENNESSEE PITCHING LINESCORE PENSACOLA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Acevedo L (0-4) 6.0 7 3 3 3 5 3 105 6.30   
J. Porras 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 2.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Acevedo 48
Batters Faced: J. Acevedo 28, J. Porras 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Acevedo 4-9, J. Porras 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Acevedo 105-61, J. Porras 20-13
WP: J. Acevedo 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Penn W (5-5) 6.1 8 1 1 1 6 0 88 3.34   
R. Taggart SV (6) 2.2 3 0 0 0 3 0 42 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Penn 58
Batters Faced: R. Penn 25, R. Taggart 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Penn 1-9, R. Taggart 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Penn 88-59, R. Taggart 42-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Taggart 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roger (Eben) Penn
Ballpark: Five County Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 6438
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