– Wednesday’s recap: Jonathan Rodriguez homered twice and Stephen Gonsalves pitched seven innings of one-run ball as Chattanooga won the series opener to improve to 5-1 in the Southern League’s second half. Mississippi starting pitcher Tyler Pike allowed eight walks in less than three innings, including four straight in the second inning that provided the Lookouts a 1-0 lead. Rodriguez homered to center to open the third inning to make it 2-0, and he followed singles to right in the fourth by Levi Michael and Edgar Corcino with another homer to center to give the Lookouts a 5-0 lead.
– Next up: Game two of a six-game series in Mississippi is tonight at 8 EDT.
– Pitchers: Felix Jorge (8-1, 3.26) is scheduled to start for the Lookouts, with Mike Soronka (9-3, 2.18) scheduled for the Braves.