Luis Nunez takes a big swing at AT&T Field in this file photo.KODAK, Tenn. — Justin Lake’s eighth-inning single to center field scored Logan Watkins and Jae-Hoon Ha to break a tie Monday night and catapult the Tennessee Smokies to a second consecutive Southern League baseball win over Chattanooga, 5-1.
The first six Smokies batters reached base in the eighth — three with singles, one with a double and two on walks.
The Lookouts (33-24 second half) took a lead in the first inning when Rafael Ynoa led off with a double to right and scored on J.T. Wise’s one-out single to center.
Game three of the five-game series is tonight at 7:15. Allen Webster (6-8, 3.66 ERA) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Lookouts, with Eric Jokisch (7-2, 3.07) scheduled for the Smokies.
• Lookouts infielder/outfielder Luis Nunez was named Southern League hitter of the week following his 10-for-20 series against Jacksonville that included three doubles, two home runs and six RBIs.