Lookouts runner Lamonte Wade is safe at 1st as Mobile 1st baseman Luis Tejada drops the throw during the Lookouts' season opener against the Mobile Bay Bears at AT&T Field on Thursday, April 6, 2017, in Chattanooga, TennLamonte Wade entered Wednesday's games at AT&T Field still seeking his first home run of the season.
Now he has two to discuss.
Chattanooga's right fielder homered to right-center field in the fourth inning and homered to right in the seventh to propel the Lookouts to a 3-1 triumph over Biloxi in the resumption of Tuesday night's game that was suspended due to rain after two innings. Wade had been hitting just .103 through the first 11 games.
The Lookouts lost 7-4 in Wednesday's scheduled game, which was shortened to seven innings, and are 6-7 for the season. Mauricio Dubon's two-run homer to left-center off Lookouts relief pitcher Luke Bard broke a 4-4 tie with one out in the seventh inning, which prevented Chattanooga from climbing over .500 for just the second time this season.
Wade's first homer occurred with two outs, and his second came with one out and broke a 1-1 tie. Edgar Corcino doubled to right in the eighth inning and scored on Dan Rohlfing's sacrifice fly to right to cap the resumed-game scoring. Fernando Romero got the pitching win, allowing the one run in just under six innings.
Chattanooga broke a scoreless tie in the seven-inning game with a three-run third. The Lookouts opened that inning with a Levi Michael double to center, a Tanner English walk, a Nick Gordon single to center and an Engelb Vielma double to right.
The Shuckers trailed 3-0 until erupting for a four-run sixth inning, when Jacob Nottingham's triple to center scored Johnny Davis, Michael Reed and Victor Roache. Chattanooga tied it at 4 later in the sixth when Wade drew a leadoff walk and eventually scored on an English groundout.