Rubi Silva leads Smokies over Chattanooga Lookouts, 4-1

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By David Paschall August 14, 2013 1 min read

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KODAK, Tenn. – Rubi Silva’s two-run double to center field in the seventh inning catapulted the Tennessee Smokies to a series-opening 4-1 win Tuesday night against Chattanooga, which dropped the Lookouts to 16-34 in the Southern League’s second half.

Christian Villanueva doubled to left and scored on Rafael Lopez’s two-out single to right to put the Smokies up 1-0 in the second inning, and Arismendy Alcantara’s single to center in the seventh scored Nate Samson to make it 2-0.

Game two of the five-game series is tonight at 7:15. Chris Reed (3-9, 3.67 ERA) is scheduled to start on the mound for the Lookouts, with Dae-En Rhee (3-1, 3.79) scheduled for the Smokies.

David Paschall

David Paschall has covered sports at the Chattanooga Times Free Press since 1999 and wrote for the Chattanooga Free Press in the nine years before that. David has mostly covered college athletics, with a focus on the University of Georgia from 2000 to 2019 and the University of Tennessee since 2020. He grew up in Chattanooga and is a graduate of the Baylor School and Auburn University. David has received multiple writing awards and has served as a Heisman Trophy voter since 2003. He has also worked in radio in Chattanooga and has been on the SEC Network's "Classic Rewind" series since 2014. David and his wife, Kelly, have three children — Conner, Emily and Spencer.

Contact David Paschall at dpaschall@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6524.