BARONS 6, LOOKOUTS 4
Friday's recap: The Lookouts brought the batter representing the go-ahead run to the plate in the ninth inning, but a called third strike ended the game as Chattanooga lost its third straight in Birmingham, Alabama. The Lookouts (31-23), who have lost four of their past five games, trailed 5-1 entering the seventh before Brent Rooker's two-out double scored Brian Navarreto and Sean Miller. In the ninth, Miller drew a leadoff walk, moved to second on a passed ball and went to third on Tanner English's single. Rooker, who finished the night 3-for-5, then grounded out but drove in Miller. A strikeout followed before Zander Wiel's single put runners at the corners, but the rally ended there. Chattanooga scored its first run in the third, when Navarreto came home on English's groundout. Birmingham took the game's first lead when Eloy Jimenez's two-out triple in the first was followed by a balk, then added a run in the second on Bryant Flete's double to left. The Barons' big inning was the fourth, when a bases-loaded double by Zack Collins cleared the bags to make it 5-1, and they added their final run on Flete's RBI single with the bases loaded in the fifth. The game's start was delayed by nearly two hours because of inclement weather.
Next up: Game five of a five-game series in Birmingham is tonight at 8:05 EDT.
Pitchers: The Lookouts will make another game-day decision, while the Barons are scheduled to start Ian Clarkin (3-5, 6.29).