Not even a slew of transactions can derail the Chattanooga Lookouts these days.
Nick Gordon tripled, Travis Harrison drove in two runs and Randy LeBlanc pitched six scoreless innings Monday night as the Lookouts blanked reeling Birmingham, 6-0, for their fourth consecutive victory. Chattanooga improved to 22-16 in the Southern League’s first half and is a mere half-game back of Jackson (22-15) for the North Division lead.
The Tennessee Smokies also are 22-16.
Before Monday’s game, the Minnesota Twins promoted Lookouts middle infielder Engelb Vielma to Triple-A Rochester (N.Y.). Vielma hit .271 in 90 games with Chattanooga last season and was hitting .286 through the first 34 games this year and had batted in 34 runs.
The Twins also sent Lookouts outfielder Tanner English down to high Single-A Fort Myers. English was hitting just .129 in 24 games with 26 strikeouts.