DJ Baxendale was the hard-luck loser in Wednesday's game
photo by Tim Evearitt
Mobile edged Chattanooga by a final of 1-0 Wednesday night at Hank Aaron Stadium. The win snapped a 0-7 start to the BayBears' 2016 home schedule.
It’s fair to say that Lookouts' starting pitcher DJ Baxendale deserved better. The right-hander gave up just one run over eight innings and took the loss. He gave up just four hits. He walked one and struck out five. His ERA dropped to 2.92.
Mobile (9-15) scored the game's lone run in the first inning. Baxendale (1-4) allowed a double to BayBears lead-off man, shortstop Ildemaro Vargas. A sacrifice bunt by Kevin Medrano moved Vargas to third and then he came in to score the only run of the game on a RBI ground out from Chad Oberacker.
Six Mobile pitchers combined to keep the Lookouts off the scoreboard as the BayBears recorded their second shutout of the season.
RHP Charles Brewer made his first start for Mobile since 2014 and shutout the Lookouts on just two hits and striking out five in the game's first four innings before exiting an inning shy of being eligible for the win. RHP Seth Simmons was awarded the win out of the bullpen after working a scoreless fifth inning. RHP Matt Stites closed the door in the ninth frame, retiring the side to earn his second save of the season.
Number nine-hitter, Leonardo Reginnato went 3-for-3. Dalton Hicks went 2-for-4 in the game.
The Lookouts did not draw a walk and struck out 14 times, including eight combined K's from their 2, 3 and 4 hitters.
Engelb Vielma went back on the disabled list, this time with a strained oblique. Ryan Walker was promoted to the Lookouts from Ft. Myers.
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