Now that the Birmingham Barons have had the pleasure of playing the Tennessee Smokies for the last six days, they'll play them at least twice more in the Southern League Division Series.
The Barons went to a bullpen game in order to preserve their starting rotation for the series, which starts in Tennessee on Tuesday, then returns to Birmingham on Thursday, with a Game 3 on Friday if necessary.
The Barons announced the scheduled starters for the week (followed by line from last three starts):
Tuesday: Juan Carela (15 IP, 11 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 18 K, 1 HR)
Thursday: Tyler Schweitzer (16 IP, 10 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 7 BB, 14 K, 1 HR)
Friday: Riley Gowens (15 IP, 13 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 17 K, 2 HR)
Birmingham 5, Tennessee 0
- Wilfred Veras went 1-for-5 with a double and two strikeouts.
- DJ Gladney was 2-for-4 with a pair of homers and a walk.
- Terrell Tatum, 3-for-5 with a strikeout and two stolen bases.
- Birmigham bullpen game headed by Garrett Schoenle combined for this line: 9 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 13 K
Fredericksburg 6, Kannapolis 4
- Sam Antonacci went 0-for-2 with two walks.
- George Wolkow was 2-for-4 with a double and a K.
- Ronny Hernandez, Ryan Burrowes and Jeral Perez were all 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
- Justin Sinibaldi: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 26 of 43 pitches for strikes.
- Pierce George: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 11 of 18 pitches for strikes.
Notes:
*Kannapolis trails the best-of-three 1-0.
