Corey Smith’s three-run home run to left field in the first inning gave the Chattanooga Lookouts some overdue offense Thursday night at AT&T Field.
A lot more followed.
The Lookouts broke out of their recent doldrums in an 11-2 trampling of Huntsville before an announced crowd of 2,415. Smith drove in a fourth run with a seventh-inning sacrifice fly that scored Dee Gordon, and Jaime Pedroza had three RBIs as Chattanooga snapped its three-game skid to improve to 10-7 for the second half of the Southern League season.
“It’s a response, and it shows the character of the team, because we’re not just going to lay down and let you pound us,” Smith said. “We want to win this second half. It’s in how you respond, because anybody can handle a winning streak. It’s how you respond when you start to lose a little bit.”
Smith leads the league with 65 RBIs.