The Chattanooga Lookouts dropped a 7-3 decision to Huntsville on Saturday night at AT&T Field, and then they scattered.
Today begins the first of a three-day break for the Southern League All-Star Game, which takes place Monday night at Huntsville’s Joe Davis Stadium. The Lookouts do not play again until Wednesday, when they visit Tennessee, so this is the longest in-season break they will receive.
“We obviously welcome it because it’s a long schedule,” hitting coach John Valentin said. “Even though it’s a 140-game season and not 162, it’s still long. It’s a good break, and you can get refreshed.”
The Stars broke a 3-3 tie in the fifth inning when Drew Anderson’s single to right scored Caleb Gindl, and they added insurance in the ninth on Zelous Wheeler’s two-run double to right-center. Each team is 10-9 for the second half.
Several Lookouts will use this opportunity to go home — Texas, Mississippi, Florida and North Carolina. The five players who live out of the country will remain in Chattanooga, as will the five from California.