The Mississippi Braves’ four-run ninth inning Tuesday night kept the Chattanooga Lookouts from keeping pace with the Southern League’s North Division leaders.
The Braves won 6-3 at AT&T Field. That dropped Chattanooga to three games behind Montgomery in the division standings with first-half champion Jackson a half-game behind the Biscuits.
Montgomery won 3-0 at Mobile and is 38-26 for the half, 72-62 for the season. Jackson won 3-1 at Biloxi and is 37-26 with a playoff spot already secured, and Chattanooga now is 35-29 for the half and 71-63 overall. With six games left, the Lookouts need to win the second-half title or have Jackson win and Montgomery fall behind the Lookouts overall.
After a 2:15 game against the Braves today, the Lookouts play their last five games at Jackson.
In the ninth inning Tuesday, Mississippi’s Ozzie Albies quickly tied the game at 3 with a home run off Raul Fernandez (3-2). Dustin Peterson singled and Carlos Franco walked with one out, and Joey Meneses hit a two-run single with two outs and scored on a single by Connor Lien.