Generals Open Series With Win Jackson snaps short two-game slide on Sunday night

JACKSON, TENN. (JULY 1, 2012) - The Generals snapped a short two-game losing streak Sunday with a 7-2 victory for the Montgomery Biscuits. Four Jackson starters collected mult-hit games in the win moving Jackson to 48-33 on the season and 6-5 in the second half.

Jackson got on the board in the first inning when Denny Almonte (3x4, RBI) came home after Chih-Hsien Chiang grounded into a double play. The Generals expanded their lead to 2-0 in the second inning on a balk by Montgomery starter Alex Colome.

In the fifth inning, Gabriel Noriega scored on a double by Denny Almonte (11). Stefen Romero (2x4, RBI) doubled in Almonte with one out in the inning. Romero later crossed the plate on a wild pitch by Colome, making the score 5-0.

Chris Pettit blasted his fourth homer of the year in the sixth inning, scoring Joe Dunigan and making the lead 7-0.

Montgomery scored their first run in the eighth inning on an RBI single by Ty Morrison. In the ninth, Ryan Garko scored on a ground out by Tyler Bortnick.

RHP Taylor Stanton (3-2, 5.84) tossed five shutout innings, allowing only two hits and striking out two in the win.

The Generals will continue this three-game series against the Biscuits on Monday at 7:05 p.m. RHP Forrest Snow (0-2, 4.02) will start for Jackson against LHP Kyle Lobstein for Montgomery. The game can be heard on NewsTalk 101.5 FM, jacksongeneralsbaseball.com and the Generals TuneIn Radio Station.

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