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Biscuits win third straight, 8-5
Pedroza grand slam helps Biscuits take series, 4-1
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Kodak, Tenn. – The Montgomery Biscuits (7-8) finished their longest roadtrip of the year Friday night by defeating the Tennessee Smokies, 8-5, on getaway day at Smokies Park.
It was the Biscuits' third straight win and it brought their record on the trip to an even 5-5.
Sergio Pedroza's fifth-inning grand slam helped Montgomery to victory, but it wasn't enough in and of itself. The Biscuits used the full strength of their 13 hits and took advantage of some good relief pitching.
Pedroza's slam came with none out and plated Rashad Eldridge, John Jaso and Chris Nowak. Eldridge had singled and the other two hitters walked, forcing Tennessee starter Tanner Watson from the game. Reliever Chris Shaver gave up the homer, the 13th grand slam in Biscuits history. It provided Montgomery with a 5-2 lead but it was not the final nail in the Smokies' coffin.
Tennessee scored three runs to even it in the bottom of the fifth against tiring starter Mike Wlodarczyk (4 1/3 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 K) and reliever Wade Townsend. After a run-scoring double by Tennessee shortstop Joe Simokaitis, Robinson Chirinos bounced an infield single, driving Wlodarczyk from the game. Jake Muyco folled against Townsend with a 40-foot check-swing single, and Matt Camp walked with the bases loaded. The equaliser scored on a fielder's choice by Issmael Salas. Townsend pitched another scoreless inning before checking out and earned his first win of the year.
Montgomery got the game winners in the seventh, as Gaby Martinez singled through a drawn-in infield to score Jaso and Nowak. Another run scored on a Salas error.
Until Pedroza's slam, the Smokies held the lead for a brief period. Tyler Colvin and Matt Craig led off the third inning with back-to-back homers.
The Biscuits return home Saturday to kick off a five-game series against the Jacksonville Suns. Biscuits starter Jake McGee has been scratched due to soreness in his left forearm, and righty Jeff Kamrath will start instead. He'll face Jacksonville righthander James McDonald at 7:05 p.m.
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