LOOKOUTS 7, BLUE WAHOOS 3
Thursday’s recap: The Lookouts improved to 4-3 in the Southern League’s second half behind a strong outing from starting pitcher Ryan Eades (5-3, six innings, four hits, one run, six strikeouts) and timely hitting from Daniel Palka and Shannon Wilkerson. Palka hit his 20th home run leading off the fourth inning to give the Lookouts a 1-0 lead, which became 2-0 later in the inning on Leonardo Reginatto’s sacrifice fly. The lead grew to 5-1 in the seventh against Pensacola reliever Caleb Cotham on RBI singles from Ryan Walker and Palk, and Wilkerson provided the final two runs with a homer in the eighth.
Next up: Game three of a five-game series in Pensacola will be tonight at 7:30 EDT.
Pitchers: Stephen Gonsalves (1-0, 3.60 ERA) is scheduled to start for the Lookouts, with Jackson Stephens (5-6, 3.19) scheduled for the Blue Wahoos.