A black bat flew in the stands Friday night at AT&T Field.
Not a baseball bat into the stands. A winged sort of bat startled a few patrons as Chattanooga Lookouts closer Yimi Garcia closed a 4-3 win over the BayBears in which manager Jody Reed learned a little more about his bullpen and starter Rob Rasmussen.
“We’re trying to establish that order, and it’s nice if you can get that seven-, eight-, nine-inning guy and everybody has a role,” Reed said. “I like Jose [Dominguez] in the setup role, Yimi has been our closer, and Aaron [Miller] has recently gone to the bullpen to get him in a one-inning situation where he can let it go.”
Two batted balls into the stands provided most of the game’s offense.
Spotted with a 4-1 lead, the bullpen managed to keep the Lookouts (13-21) ahead at the end. Miller relieved Rasmussen and got the first two outs. Then he allowed a walk right before pinch hitter Ryan Stovall laced an opposite-field home run.