SMOKIES 5, LOOKOUTS 3
Sunday’s road recap: Charcer Burks led off the bottom of the fifth inning with a home run to left field that broke a 2-2 tie and ignited Tennessee to a third win in four games over Chattanooga. The Smokies took their largest lead in the seventh inning at 5-2, when an Ian Rice double to left scored Zack Short. The Lookouts, who dropped to 3-7 in the Southern League’s second half and to 39-40 overall, pulled within 5-3 in the eighth on an Andy Wilkins homer to right-center.
Next up: Game five of a six-game series in Kodak is tonight at 7.
Pitchers: Lewis Thorpe (4-4, 4.06) is scheduled to start for the Lookouts, with Matt Swarmer (0-1, 5.63) scheduled for the Smokies.