BARONS 4, LOOKOUTS 2
Thursday’s road recap: Yermin Mercedes and Gavin Sheets each drove in two runs as Birmingham squared the series at a game apiece. Mercedes homered to left field in the second inning and had a sacrifice to left in the third, and a two-run double by Sheets later in the third gave the Barons their biggest lead at 4-0. Jose Siri got Chattanooga (12-13) on the board in the fifth inning with an RBI double to center, and Siri scored on a Taylor Trammell sacrifice to center.
Next up: Game three of a five-game series in Birmingham, Alabama, is tonight at 8:05 EDT.
Pitchers: Rob Wooten (1-1, 5.85) is scheduled to start for the Lookouts, with Bernando Flores (1-3, 2.77) scheduled for the Barons.