Rain played a part as the Chattanooga Lookouts picked up a 6-1 win over the Suns on Wednesday in Jacksonville, Fla.
Chattanooga improved to 3-9 in the Southern League’s second half after winning the series finale, which was called in the bottom of the seventh inning due to inclement weather.
Kennys Vargas and Niko Goodrum each doubled in Chattanooga’s three-run second inning, giving the Lookouts a 4-1 lead. They made it 6-1 in the fourth, when Max Kepler had an RBI double.
Despite the shortened game, the Lookouts tallied 11 hits, led by Goodrum, who finished 3-for-3 from the No. 9 spot in the lineup, and 2-for-4 performances by Kepler, Vargas and Levi Michael, who drove in two runs.
David Hurlbut (4-4) picked up the win after allowing an earned run – Carlos Lopez homered to center field in the first – on seven hits and a walk while striking out four.
Game one of a five-game series against Mississippi at AT&T Field is tonight at 7:15.
Alex Wimmers (5-2, 4.60) is scheduled to start for the Lookouts, who have won three of their past four games. The Braves have yet to announce their starter.