Lookouts shortstop Darnell Sweeney tags out Mobile runner Jake Lamb as he tries to steal second base Wednesday at AT&T Field.
Lookouts players Tyson Brummett, Chris Reed, Scott Schebler, and Darnell Sweeney, from left, will be playing on the Minor League Baseball All-Star Team. They were introduced during the game against the Mobile BayBears on Wednesday at AT&T Field.Take me out to the ball game. Take me out for a while.
The Chattanooga Lookouts hosted their final game of the first half Wednesday afternoon, losing 9-4 to Mobile, and what a lengthy half it has been. Chattanooga’s last 11 games at AT&T Field have been quite the tests of endurance, averaging three hours and 22 minutes.
“Have you seen the scores?” Lookouts manager Razor Shines said.
Chattanooga entered Wednesday with a two-hour, 58-minute average for home games this season, which was the highest of any team in Double-A baseball. The Southern League average was 2:50 entering Wednesday, so Chattanooga’s recent stretch is more than half an hour longer.
Marathons at AT&T Field for the Lookouts have included a 17-6 win over Huntsville on May 14, a 15-4 win over Mississippi on May 22, and a 15-2 loss to the Braves on May 25. There was a 16-9 loss to Mobile on Sunday, which was sandwiched between two 7-6 victories for Chattanooga.