Carolina struck for five runs in the first two innings against Chattanooga starting pitcher Chris Withrow and made them hold for a 5-2 win Sunday, sending the Lookouts (10-14) to their seventh straight defeat.
Dee Gordon singled to center and scored on a pair of Mudcats throwing errors to put Chattanooga up 1-0, but Carolina opened its first with a Kris Negron triple to center and a Felix Perez home run to right. S
ean Henry’s two-run double to left highlighted Carolina’s three-run second inning, and the only scoring the rest of the game would be Andrew Lambo’s seventh-inning homer to right.
The Lookouts loaded the bases in the ninth, but Jaime Pedroza struck out to end the game.
Game three of a four-game series at Carolina is tonight at 7:15.