By Aaron Morse
Drew Anderson set the Stars’ all time record for career doubles and his hit turned out to be the difference as the Huntsville Stars (25-23, 58-60) snuck by the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (23-25, 62-55) by a final score of 4-3 in game two of Saturday’s double header.
West Tenn took the early lead for the second game in a row on a Carlos Peguero RBI double in the second inning. This time though the Stars struck back in a big way. In the bottom of the frame, Chris Nowak, Taylor Green, and Andy Machado smacked back-to-back-to-back singles with one away. Up stepped Lee Haydel, who hit a chopper to second base. The Diamond Jaxx got the force at second, but Carlos Triunfel’s throw to first was low and got away. Two runs crossed the plate to give Huntsville the 2-1 edge. Dayton Buller followed with a clutch RBI single to extend the lead to 3-1.
The Diamond Jaxx chipped away against Stars’ starter Chris Cody. Matt Lawson led-off the third with a single to right. Nate Tenbrink followed with a single of his own and Lawson went corner to corner. One out later, Johan Limonta legged out a grounder as the Stars’ got the lead runner at second but no more. Lawson scored on the play to cut the lead to 3-2.
In the bottom of the frame, Zelous Wheeler doubled to center with one down. That’s when Drew Anderson hit his record-setting 72nd career double as a Huntsville Star, driving in Wheeler to provide some much needed insurance.
Back-to-back doubles off the bats of Leury Bonilla and Brandon Bantz in the fourth cut the Stars’ lead to a slim one run.
The Diamond Jaxx chased Cody from the game in the fifth thanks to two singles. But Robert Hinton (4-2) bailed the Stars out when he forced Scott Savastano to hit into a 6-4-3 double play.
Cody’s final line was 4.1 IP, 9 hits, three runs, all earned, no walks and six strike-outs.
Hinton tossed a scoreless sixth and Jeremy Jeffress nailed down his first save of the year with a perfect seventh.
With the victory, the Stars salvaged a split in the twin bill and remain 4.5 games back of the Diamond Jaxx in the Wild Card race heading into Sunday’s double header. All the action can be heard on www.huntsvillestars.com beginning at 10:45 a.m. central time with the Window World Pre-Game Report.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Stars drop game one of Saturday’s double dip
By Aaron Morse
Anthony Vazquez (1-2) dominated on the mound as the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (23-24, 62-54) knocked off the Huntsville Stars (24-23, 57-60) by a final score of 4-1 in game one of Saturday’s double header.
Vazquez went 6.2 innings, giving up only four hits and a lone run while striking out six. A big key for Vazquez was that he did not walk anyone.
Meanwhile after a routine first inning, Michael Bowman (8-10) surrendered an unearned run the very next frame.
With one away in the second, Nate Tenbrink doubled to center. Then Guillermo Quiroz gave the ball a ride to deep right that Chuckie Caufield dropped for an error. Tenbrink scored on the play to give West Tenn the 1-0 lead.
Bowman settled down and tossed two straight scoreless innings. The long ball got to him in the fifth though. Joe Dunigan led-off with a single up the middle. The ever-dangerous Carlos Triunfel followed with a bomb to left and West Tenn extended their lead to 3-0.
A Brandon Haveman single followed by a deep fly-out from Matthew Lawson signaled the end of the day for Bowman. The right-hander went four and a third, giving up three runs (two earned) on six hits. He walked one and struck-out six.
Lucas Luetge entered and got the Stars out of the inning. He would give up a solo shot to Carlos Peguero in the sixth though as West Tenn took a 4-0 advantage.
The Stars finally got to Vazquez in the last half inning, the bottom of the seventh. Zelous Wheeler started things with a single to left. Two outs later Andy Machado doubled home Wheeler a ball that Joe Dunigan misplayed to cut the deficit to 4-1. But that’d be it for the Stars as Wes Littleton entered and got pinch hitter Taylor Green to pop out to third to end the game for his third save of the season.
Machado tallied the only multi-hit game for the Stars as he went 2-3 with a RBI. Michael Fiers made his first appearance since coming off the DL and tossed an inning of scoreless ball. Haveman and Tenbrink each smacked two base hits for the Diamond Jaxx.
Anthony Vazquez (1-2) dominated on the mound as the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (23-24, 62-54) knocked off the Huntsville Stars (24-23, 57-60) by a final score of 4-1 in game one of Saturday’s double header.
Vazquez went 6.2 innings, giving up only four hits and a lone run while striking out six. A big key for Vazquez was that he did not walk anyone.
Meanwhile after a routine first inning, Michael Bowman (8-10) surrendered an unearned run the very next frame.
With one away in the second, Nate Tenbrink doubled to center. Then Guillermo Quiroz gave the ball a ride to deep right that Chuckie Caufield dropped for an error. Tenbrink scored on the play to give West Tenn the 1-0 lead.
Bowman settled down and tossed two straight scoreless innings. The long ball got to him in the fifth though. Joe Dunigan led-off with a single up the middle. The ever-dangerous Carlos Triunfel followed with a bomb to left and West Tenn extended their lead to 3-0.
A Brandon Haveman single followed by a deep fly-out from Matthew Lawson signaled the end of the day for Bowman. The right-hander went four and a third, giving up three runs (two earned) on six hits. He walked one and struck-out six.
Lucas Luetge entered and got the Stars out of the inning. He would give up a solo shot to Carlos Peguero in the sixth though as West Tenn took a 4-0 advantage.
The Stars finally got to Vazquez in the last half inning, the bottom of the seventh. Zelous Wheeler started things with a single to left. Two outs later Andy Machado doubled home Wheeler a ball that Joe Dunigan misplayed to cut the deficit to 4-1. But that’d be it for the Stars as Wes Littleton entered and got pinch hitter Taylor Green to pop out to third to end the game for his third save of the season.
Machado tallied the only multi-hit game for the Stars as he went 2-3 with a RBI. Michael Fiers made his first appearance since coming off the DL and tossed an inning of scoreless ball. Haveman and Tenbrink each smacked two base hits for the Diamond Jaxx.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Stars Playoff Push Must Start With Diamond Jaxx
Connor Shreve
A midseason turnaround has the Huntsville Stars baseball team in the thick of the 2010 Southern League playoff race. The 2010 campaign started well enough but Huntsville could not keep pace with it’s solid April record, finishing the first half in fourth place at 33-37. Huntsville started the second half well also with a league best 15-11 July record but has avoided the drop off in performance that doomed the first half chase.
Before the Stars current five game losing streak began, the squad had not shown any signs of stumbling to the finish line. Huntsville now hopes that a sweep, the season’s first, on the road at the hands of the first placed Tennessee Smokies will be nothing more than a fluke with the most important five games of the season beginning Thursday in Huntsville.
The Stars skid coming against the Cubs affiliate has almost certainly guaranteed that a playoff berth will have to come via the wild card competition. The wild card comes in to play if the divisions first half winner also takes the second half, which the Smokies with a six game lead in the Northern Division, seem poised to do. Barring a major Tennessee meltdown, the North’s other playoff team will be determined by the wild card race, meaning overall record. Heading in to Thursday night play, the West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx hold a 4.5 game lead over the Stars for overall record.
The Diamond Jaxx, for whatever reason, has been one of the Stars least favorite opponents this season. West Tennessee struggled early against Huntsville but seems to have gained the advantage, winning 9 of the last 11 games between the two teams en route to a nine games to five season advantage. The Stars are also hoping for a home turnaround having been at the losing end of seven of the nine games with West Tennessee at Joe Davis Stadium.
The struggle at home for Huntsville is a season long trend not strictly limited to play against The Diamond Jaxx. It is a trend, though, that may be in the rear view mirror. The Milwaukee Brewers AA squad only won 15 first half games at home but has taken eight of its last ten helping the team to a 14-9 second half home record. However the Stars last impressive home stretch, which included dominating series wins over Mississippi and Carolina, came immediately after West Tennessee pocketed four of five games in Huntsville while outscoring the Stars 35-21.
With only 24 games left, The Stars sit in a promising yet precarious position. A good set at “The Joe” will simply lead to an incredible race the rest of the way but a poor series, could force Huntsville to set its sights on 2011.
A midseason turnaround has the Huntsville Stars baseball team in the thick of the 2010 Southern League playoff race. The 2010 campaign started well enough but Huntsville could not keep pace with it’s solid April record, finishing the first half in fourth place at 33-37. Huntsville started the second half well also with a league best 15-11 July record but has avoided the drop off in performance that doomed the first half chase.
Before the Stars current five game losing streak began, the squad had not shown any signs of stumbling to the finish line. Huntsville now hopes that a sweep, the season’s first, on the road at the hands of the first placed Tennessee Smokies will be nothing more than a fluke with the most important five games of the season beginning Thursday in Huntsville.
The Stars skid coming against the Cubs affiliate has almost certainly guaranteed that a playoff berth will have to come via the wild card competition. The wild card comes in to play if the divisions first half winner also takes the second half, which the Smokies with a six game lead in the Northern Division, seem poised to do. Barring a major Tennessee meltdown, the North’s other playoff team will be determined by the wild card race, meaning overall record. Heading in to Thursday night play, the West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx hold a 4.5 game lead over the Stars for overall record.
The Diamond Jaxx, for whatever reason, has been one of the Stars least favorite opponents this season. West Tennessee struggled early against Huntsville but seems to have gained the advantage, winning 9 of the last 11 games between the two teams en route to a nine games to five season advantage. The Stars are also hoping for a home turnaround having been at the losing end of seven of the nine games with West Tennessee at Joe Davis Stadium.
The struggle at home for Huntsville is a season long trend not strictly limited to play against The Diamond Jaxx. It is a trend, though, that may be in the rear view mirror. The Milwaukee Brewers AA squad only won 15 first half games at home but has taken eight of its last ten helping the team to a 14-9 second half home record. However the Stars last impressive home stretch, which included dominating series wins over Mississippi and Carolina, came immediately after West Tennessee pocketed four of five games in Huntsville while outscoring the Stars 35-21.
With only 24 games left, The Stars sit in a promising yet precarious position. A good set at “The Joe” will simply lead to an incredible race the rest of the way but a poor series, could force Huntsville to set its sights on 2011.
Stars swept for the first time in 2010
By Aaron Morse
The Huntsville Stars (24-22, 57-59) got an outstanding outing from Wily Peralta but it wasn’t enough as they fell by a final score of 2-0 to the Tennessee Smokies (30-16, 72-43) Wednesday night.
The loss was the Stars’ fifth in a row as they were swept by the Smokies in the five game set up in Kodak.
Tennessee managed only two unearned runs off Peralta but it was enough as Huntsville’s offense and defense continued to stagger.
In the second inning, noted Stars’ killer Blake Lalli led-off with a double. A throwing error by Taylor Green on a grounder off the bat of Robinson Chirinos allowed Lalli to score.
Huntsville had a multitude of chances all night against Rafael Dolis and the Smokies’ pitching staff. But the Stars left eight men on base and were 0-7 with runners in scoring position.
Peralta issued a lead-off walk and was the victim of more bad defense in the seventh. A grounder off the bat of Matt Spencer was thrown away by Brett Lawrie, allowing everyone to be safe. Two outs later, Marwin Gonzalez came up big with a single up the middle to drive in Spencer and extend the lead to 2-0.
Peralta’s final line was outstanding as he went seven innings, giving up four hits, two runs, both unearned, walking two and striking-out three.
The Stars actually out-hit Tennessee 6-4, but never got a run across. Dolis, Marco Carillo, and Blake Parker combined for the shutout, with Dolis picking the win and Parker the save.
Only one Star managed a multi-hit game as Caleb Gindl went 2-3. The Smokies got a multi-hit game from Lalli who was also 2-3.
With the loss the Stars drop to six games back of Tennessee in the north division. They are currently 4.5 back of West Tenn for the second best overall record, which would make the play-offs if Tennessee wins the second half title.
Huntsville opens up a huge five game set with West Tenn Thursday night at Joe Davis Stadium. Michael Bowman (8-9, 5.84 ERA) will be on the mound for the opener.
The Huntsville Stars (24-22, 57-59) got an outstanding outing from Wily Peralta but it wasn’t enough as they fell by a final score of 2-0 to the Tennessee Smokies (30-16, 72-43) Wednesday night.
The loss was the Stars’ fifth in a row as they were swept by the Smokies in the five game set up in Kodak.
Tennessee managed only two unearned runs off Peralta but it was enough as Huntsville’s offense and defense continued to stagger.
In the second inning, noted Stars’ killer Blake Lalli led-off with a double. A throwing error by Taylor Green on a grounder off the bat of Robinson Chirinos allowed Lalli to score.
Huntsville had a multitude of chances all night against Rafael Dolis and the Smokies’ pitching staff. But the Stars left eight men on base and were 0-7 with runners in scoring position.
Peralta issued a lead-off walk and was the victim of more bad defense in the seventh. A grounder off the bat of Matt Spencer was thrown away by Brett Lawrie, allowing everyone to be safe. Two outs later, Marwin Gonzalez came up big with a single up the middle to drive in Spencer and extend the lead to 2-0.
Peralta’s final line was outstanding as he went seven innings, giving up four hits, two runs, both unearned, walking two and striking-out three.
The Stars actually out-hit Tennessee 6-4, but never got a run across. Dolis, Marco Carillo, and Blake Parker combined for the shutout, with Dolis picking the win and Parker the save.
Only one Star managed a multi-hit game as Caleb Gindl went 2-3. The Smokies got a multi-hit game from Lalli who was also 2-3.
With the loss the Stars drop to six games back of Tennessee in the north division. They are currently 4.5 back of West Tenn for the second best overall record, which would make the play-offs if Tennessee wins the second half title.
Huntsville opens up a huge five game set with West Tenn Thursday night at Joe Davis Stadium. Michael Bowman (8-9, 5.84 ERA) will be on the mound for the opener.
Huntsville’s offense non-existent in loss to Smokies
By Aaron Morse
Smokies’ starter Chris Archer held the Huntsville Stars to a lone hit in his seven innings of dominating work as Tennessee won easily again by a score of 7-1 Tuesday night.
The Smokies got off to their trademark fast start as they scored two in the first against Stars’ starter Andre Lamontagne. With one away, Brett Jackson reached on catcher’s interference. He stole second and Russ Canzler doubled him home. With two outs, Robinson Chirinos doubled in Canzler for the second run of the frame.
Chris Nowak got the lone Stars’ hit against Archer with a solo homer in the second to cut the Smokies’ lead to 2-1.
Tennessee would add an insurance run in the fourth on a two-out RBI single from Brandon Guyer.
Lamontagne (3-1) pitched well, going five innings, scattering six hits, giving up three runs (two earned), while walking one and striking-out six.
The only problem was that Archer (7-1) was better. He went seven innings, giving up only the Nowak homer, walking one and striking-out eight.
The game was still in reach until Nick Green really struggled in relief. He gave up two runs in the sixth and seventh innings respectively.
A two-out, two RBI single off the bat of Brandon Guyer burned Green in the sixth inning. The very next inning saw Brett Jackson and Russ Canzler smack back-to-back triples to start the frame. A Blake Lalli RBI single completed the scoring.
It was another big offensive day for the Smokies as every position player in the starting lineup tallied a hit. They out-hit the Stars in the contest 12-4. No one on Huntsville tallied a multi-hit game.
Smokies’ starter Chris Archer held the Huntsville Stars to a lone hit in his seven innings of dominating work as Tennessee won easily again by a score of 7-1 Tuesday night.
The Smokies got off to their trademark fast start as they scored two in the first against Stars’ starter Andre Lamontagne. With one away, Brett Jackson reached on catcher’s interference. He stole second and Russ Canzler doubled him home. With two outs, Robinson Chirinos doubled in Canzler for the second run of the frame.
Chris Nowak got the lone Stars’ hit against Archer with a solo homer in the second to cut the Smokies’ lead to 2-1.
Tennessee would add an insurance run in the fourth on a two-out RBI single from Brandon Guyer.
Lamontagne (3-1) pitched well, going five innings, scattering six hits, giving up three runs (two earned), while walking one and striking-out six.
The only problem was that Archer (7-1) was better. He went seven innings, giving up only the Nowak homer, walking one and striking-out eight.
The game was still in reach until Nick Green really struggled in relief. He gave up two runs in the sixth and seventh innings respectively.
A two-out, two RBI single off the bat of Brandon Guyer burned Green in the sixth inning. The very next inning saw Brett Jackson and Russ Canzler smack back-to-back triples to start the frame. A Blake Lalli RBI single completed the scoring.
It was another big offensive day for the Smokies as every position player in the starting lineup tallied a hit. They out-hit the Stars in the contest 12-4. No one on Huntsville tallied a multi-hit game.
Smokies run away late to beat Stars
By Aaron Morse
The Huntsville Stars kept things close for awhile but the Tennessee Smokies scored nine runs in the bottom of the eighth to take control and win 16-6 Monday night.
Tennessee flexed their muscles in the second inning when Steve Clevenger homered off Stars’ starter Amaury Rivas. But Huntsville took a brief 2-1 lead in the fourth. Brett Lawrie and Zelous Wheeler started the rally with back-to-back singles. After Drew Anderson was hit by a pitch, Chris Nowak grounded in to a fielder’s choice, scoring Lawrie and tying the game. A sacrifice fly off the bat of Taylor Green gave Huntsville the lead.
It didn’t last long as a Brandon Guyer sacrifice fly tied the game in the bottom of the fourth.
Tennessee seemed to take control of the game in the bottom of the fifth. The pitcher Craig Muschko led-off with a double to center. A Tony Campana single put runners at the corners. Brett Jackson smacked a sacrifice fly to give Tennessee a 3-2 lead. That’s when Russ Canzler blasted his 17th homer of the year to extend the advantage to 5-2. Matt Spencer doubled and Steve Clevenger walked to chase Rivas from the game. New pitcher Chris Cody allowed one of his two inherited runners to score when Guyer singled up the middle to drive in Spencer. When the dust settled the score was 6-2 in favor of Tennessee.
It was not Rivas’ best outing as he went four and a third innings, giving up six runs, all earned, on nine hits. He walked two and struck-out three.
Cody was his own worst enemy in the sixth as with two away he walked two straight hitters. Spencer made him pay with a RBI single to give Tennessee a 7-2 lead.
But Brett Lawrie gave the Stars some hope in the seventh as he blasted a three-run homer to cut the deficit to two.
Unfortunately all that hope disappeared in one disastrous eighth inning. New pitcher Jim Henderson had gotten a double play ball to end the seventh, but the eighth was his undoing. Tony Campana singled to lead-off and went to second on a wild pitch. One out later Russ Canzler and Luke Sommer delivered back-to-back doubles. After an intentional walk, two more doubles and a single followed. An error by Zelous Wheeler didn’t help matters and Campana got his second hit of the inning with a RBI double. Brett Jackson singled home a run and a sacrifice fly off the bat of Canzler scored Campana. Now with two away, another Stars’ error, this time by Chris Nowak, kept the inning going and forced Mike Guerrero to bring in Chuckie Caufield to pitch. The position player got them out of it when he got Steve Clevenger to pop out. But the disastrous frame saw nine runs score, seven earned, on eight hits.
Caufield homered in the ninth, but it was too little too late. Lawrie had a good day at the plate in the loss, going 3-4 with the three-run homer. Every Smokies’ player scored a run and every player got a hit with the exception of Blake Lalli.
The Huntsville Stars kept things close for awhile but the Tennessee Smokies scored nine runs in the bottom of the eighth to take control and win 16-6 Monday night.
Tennessee flexed their muscles in the second inning when Steve Clevenger homered off Stars’ starter Amaury Rivas. But Huntsville took a brief 2-1 lead in the fourth. Brett Lawrie and Zelous Wheeler started the rally with back-to-back singles. After Drew Anderson was hit by a pitch, Chris Nowak grounded in to a fielder’s choice, scoring Lawrie and tying the game. A sacrifice fly off the bat of Taylor Green gave Huntsville the lead.
It didn’t last long as a Brandon Guyer sacrifice fly tied the game in the bottom of the fourth.
Tennessee seemed to take control of the game in the bottom of the fifth. The pitcher Craig Muschko led-off with a double to center. A Tony Campana single put runners at the corners. Brett Jackson smacked a sacrifice fly to give Tennessee a 3-2 lead. That’s when Russ Canzler blasted his 17th homer of the year to extend the advantage to 5-2. Matt Spencer doubled and Steve Clevenger walked to chase Rivas from the game. New pitcher Chris Cody allowed one of his two inherited runners to score when Guyer singled up the middle to drive in Spencer. When the dust settled the score was 6-2 in favor of Tennessee.
It was not Rivas’ best outing as he went four and a third innings, giving up six runs, all earned, on nine hits. He walked two and struck-out three.
Cody was his own worst enemy in the sixth as with two away he walked two straight hitters. Spencer made him pay with a RBI single to give Tennessee a 7-2 lead.
But Brett Lawrie gave the Stars some hope in the seventh as he blasted a three-run homer to cut the deficit to two.
Unfortunately all that hope disappeared in one disastrous eighth inning. New pitcher Jim Henderson had gotten a double play ball to end the seventh, but the eighth was his undoing. Tony Campana singled to lead-off and went to second on a wild pitch. One out later Russ Canzler and Luke Sommer delivered back-to-back doubles. After an intentional walk, two more doubles and a single followed. An error by Zelous Wheeler didn’t help matters and Campana got his second hit of the inning with a RBI double. Brett Jackson singled home a run and a sacrifice fly off the bat of Canzler scored Campana. Now with two away, another Stars’ error, this time by Chris Nowak, kept the inning going and forced Mike Guerrero to bring in Chuckie Caufield to pitch. The position player got them out of it when he got Steve Clevenger to pop out. But the disastrous frame saw nine runs score, seven earned, on eight hits.
Caufield homered in the ninth, but it was too little too late. Lawrie had a good day at the plate in the loss, going 3-4 with the three-run homer. Every Smokies’ player scored a run and every player got a hit with the exception of Blake Lalli.
Smokies crush Stars
By Aaron Morse
The Tennessee Smokies took advantage of a wild Mark Rogers in the first inning on their way to a 13-3 victory over the Huntsville Stars Sunday afternoon.
Early on it looked like Huntsville was going to have a good day. In the top of the first, Caleb Gindl and Brett Lawrie started things with back-to-back singles. One out later Chris Nowak singled home Gindl and Lawrie went corner to corner. A Taylor Green sacrifice fly made the score 2-0 Stars.
But the lead didn’t last long.
After retiring the first batter he faced, Rogers walked the next four hitters in a row in the bottom half of the frame. A passed ball scored the second run of the inning and Brandon Guyer smacked a three-run homer to give Tennessee the 5-2 lead.
With two outs and nobody on in the second, Brett Jackson smacked a solo home run to extend the lead to four. The second inning was Rogers’ last as he went two innings, giving up six runs (all earned) on two hits, both homers. He walked four and struck-out one. The two homers he gave up were more than he’d given up all season entering the game. In fact, all three home runs he’s surrendered in 2010 have come against Tennessee.
A Nate Sampson sacrifice fly in the third against reliever Eddie Morlan gave Tennessee a 7-2 lead.
The score stayed that way until the eighth inning when Andy Machado delivered a pinch-hit RBI double to cut the deficit to four.
Unfortunately Tennessee put the game away in the bottom half of the frame as they exploded for six runs off Stars’ reliever Robert Hinton. Only two of the runs were earned, but the damage was done.
Gindl, Lawrie, and Nowak tallied multi-hit games for the Stars. Meanwhile Morlan (three IP, one run) and Jeremy Jeffress (two IP, one hit, no runs) pitched well out of the bullpen in the loss.
The Tennessee Smokies took advantage of a wild Mark Rogers in the first inning on their way to a 13-3 victory over the Huntsville Stars Sunday afternoon.
Early on it looked like Huntsville was going to have a good day. In the top of the first, Caleb Gindl and Brett Lawrie started things with back-to-back singles. One out later Chris Nowak singled home Gindl and Lawrie went corner to corner. A Taylor Green sacrifice fly made the score 2-0 Stars.
But the lead didn’t last long.
After retiring the first batter he faced, Rogers walked the next four hitters in a row in the bottom half of the frame. A passed ball scored the second run of the inning and Brandon Guyer smacked a three-run homer to give Tennessee the 5-2 lead.
With two outs and nobody on in the second, Brett Jackson smacked a solo home run to extend the lead to four. The second inning was Rogers’ last as he went two innings, giving up six runs (all earned) on two hits, both homers. He walked four and struck-out one. The two homers he gave up were more than he’d given up all season entering the game. In fact, all three home runs he’s surrendered in 2010 have come against Tennessee.
A Nate Sampson sacrifice fly in the third against reliever Eddie Morlan gave Tennessee a 7-2 lead.
The score stayed that way until the eighth inning when Andy Machado delivered a pinch-hit RBI double to cut the deficit to four.
Unfortunately Tennessee put the game away in the bottom half of the frame as they exploded for six runs off Stars’ reliever Robert Hinton. Only two of the runs were earned, but the damage was done.
Gindl, Lawrie, and Nowak tallied multi-hit games for the Stars. Meanwhile Morlan (three IP, one run) and Jeremy Jeffress (two IP, one hit, no runs) pitched well out of the bullpen in the loss.
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