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Series 3 – Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (6-4) at Chattanooga Lookouts (7-3)
Game 1 – April 16
Fresh from the momentum of four wins on the road, the Lookouts returned home and laid an egg in the opener against Jacksonville. Fernando Romero (2-1) started and was victimized by a two-run triple by Isan Diaz as part of a three-run third. The Lookouts had eleven hits but had trouble with situational hitting the whole night, managing to score twice in the fifth to trim the visitors’ lead to 4-3. Diaz, though, stole the show with four hits and three runs batted in to raise his average to .364. Five different Lookouts had two hits with Corcino reaching base four times on two hits and a walk. But the Lookouts never got any closer.
Jumbo Shrimp 6, Lookouts 4

Game 2 – Jumbo Shrimp (7-4) at Lookouts (7-4)
Lewis Thorpe (1-2) was the beneficiary of the Lookouts’ biggest inning of the young season – a seven-run second inning – and Chattanooga cruised to an 8-3 win to even the series. Mirandy Gonzalez (1-2) was strafed for six hits, two walks and seven earned runs before being relieved in the second inning. Sawyer was once again immaculate, with four hits in four trips to raise his average to .410, while Cave went one for four to “drop” to .408. Rooker hit his third home run as the crowd enjoyed an easy win from start to finish.
Lookouts 8, Jumbo Shrimp 3

Game 3 – Jumbo Shrimp (7-5) at Lookouts (8-4)
The old phrase goes “don’t spend it all in one place” when you receive a bounty, and the Lookouts forgot the old adage behind tough-luck starter Cody Stashak (2-1). The Lookouts managed only four hits on the night and couldn’t do much with Zach Gallen (2-1) for Jacksonville. John Norwood hit his fourth homer of the season for the visitors, while Cave and Sawyer both dropped below .400 for the season with a combined one-for-seven performance. Struggling ninth-place hitter Chris Paul had the home team’s only run batted in on the night, as in the eternal battle of feast versus famine, this time the home team went to bed hungry.
Jumbo Shrimp 5, Lookouts 2

Game 4 – Jumbo Shrimp (8-5) at Lookouts (8-5)
Losing a lead is never fun, yet that’s what happened to the Lookouts in the fourth game of the set. Starter Nick Neidert went six innings on just 85 pitches for Jacksonville but left behind 2-0 thanks in part to Zander Wiel’s second solo home run of the campaign. Spot starter Myles Jaye (1-1) was back in relief as Zach Littell worked seven strong, allowing only two runs while striking out six. However in the eighth inning, Jaye served up a gopher ball to centerfielder Monte Harrison, who stroked the game-winning blast over the fence in right field. After winning four on the road in their prior series, the Lookouts were now guaranteed to drop their very next home series.
Jumbo Shrimp 3, Lookouts 2

Game 5 – Jumbo Shrimp (9-6) at Lookouts (8-6)
Well, so much for momentum, as the Lookouts dropped four of five to the Shrimp by falling in the final game of the series. Offensive consistency still eluded them, as nine hits resulted in only a single run with seven left on base. In fact, they outhit their visitors 9-6, but Jacksonville took advantage. Rogrido Ayarza drove in two runs with a single and bases loaded walk off Ryan Eades – who became the latest casualty on a badly depleted Chattanooga pitching staff, leaving with what was later determined to be a torn labrum after four innings of work. He isn’t expected to be ready to throw again until August, meaning that on a day full of bad news, the Lookouts were officially down to nine pitchers.
Jumbo Shrimp 4, Lookouts 1
Standings – Second place (8-7), 1GB Jackson Generals

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