Garrett Whitley hit for the cycle and the Biscuits (13-17) took down the Birmingham Barons (20-10), 5-2, in Tuesday night’s series opener at Riverwalk Stadium. Whitley, who started in left field, joined Elliot Johnson (2006), Brett Sullivan (2019), and Jim Haley (2019) as the only Biscuits to
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Biscuits right-hander Shane Baz (0-1) squared off against Hunter Greene (2-0) each starter having been drafted 12
th and second overall, respectively, in the 2017 Draft and both prospects held their own through the first two scoreless innings.
Greene hit 103 mph on the radar gun at least twice, and filled up the strike zone with mostly 99-102 mph fastballs as well as 87-91 mph sliders. Baz kept pace though, striking out six over four innings. Baz’s lone blemish was surrendering an RBI-single to Alejo Lopez in the third inning to make it a 1-0, Chattanooga
The Lookouts would add three more runs in the top of the fifth thanks to RBI-doubles from Lopez and Mark Kolozsvary, and then an RBI-single by Jose Garcia to make it a 4-0 game against Faustino Carrera.