ZEBULON, N.C. – Dee Gordon went 4-for-5 with three RBIs and three runs scored as Chattanooga snapped a seven-game Southern League losing streak with an 8-1 win Monday night against the Carolina Mudcats.
Corey Smith doubled to center field to score Jerry Sands in the first inning for the Lookouts (11-14), and Gordon’s double to center in the second scored Mike Rivera and Kyle Russell to make it 3-0. Gordon scored on a Carolina throwing error in the fourth to make it 4-1, as each of Chattanooga’s first four runs occurred with two out.
Brent Leach allowed one run in six innings to pick up his fifth win.
The finale of a four-game series in Carolina is today at noon. Mario Alvarez (5-5, 5.09 ERA) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Lookouts, with Tom Cochran (7-3, 2.47) listed for the Mudcats.