2. Cory Abbott
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Honorable Mention: Scott Kobos finished up an amazing May yesterday with two more scoreless innings, making it 11 for the month. Kobos has struck out 19 of the 43 hitters he’s faced, and is just too advanced for Low-A … Shouts to Jacob Wetzel and Flemin Bautista for getting on base two times in both games of the MB doubleheader … Behind Amaya, the 3-4-5 of the Smokies lineup (Grayson Byrd, Tyler Payne, Chris Morel) each went 2-for-5. Morel in particular has found a groove recently, posting an above-average 771 OPS while playing five positions in the last 12 games … Michael Rucker is now up to 13 strikeouts in his last 25 batters faced … Chase Strumpf has been slumping a bit lately, but hopefully busted out of it last night with two hits and a walk.
CHATTANOOGA, TN \- The Tennessee Smokies (8-12) could not hold onto a four-run first inning lead, as the Chattanooga Lookouts (13-8) took the 8-7 victory in 10 innings at AT&T Field Thursday evening. Miguel Amaya went 1-for-3 with 3 RBI, 2 runs, and 3 walks.