The Chattanooga Lookouts won 4-2 at Mobile in their Southern League series opener Wednesday night.
Brian Navarreto’s leadoff home run to left field in the seventh inning broke a 2-2 tie. The Lookouts had pulled into the tie on Jimmy Kerrigan’s leadoff homer to left in the fifth inning.
Navarreto was 2-for-4 with two RBIs for Chattanooga, which improved to 8-18 in the Southern League’s second half and to 44-51 overall.
Game two of the five-game series in Mobile is tonight at 7:35 EDT. Omar Bencomo (5-4, 3.42 ERA) is the scheduled starting pitcher for the Lookouts, with Jason Alexander (0-3, 3.71) scheduled for the BayBears.
Lookouts infielder Alex Perez, who hit .259 with 24 RBIs in 55 games, was promoted to Triple-A Rochester (New York) and replaced on the roster by catcher Brian Olson, who was transferred from the seven-day disabled list.