JACKSON, TENN. (JULY 26, 2012) - Taijuan Walker tossed six shutout innings Thursday night and got homers from Brad Miller and Nate Tenbrink as Jackson defeated Montgomery 5-2. The win snapped a four-game losing skid. Jackson pulled within 1 ½ game of the Lookouts in the second half SL North standings.

Tenbrink delivered a 3-run homer to right with two outs in the bottom of the second inning that gave Jackson a 3-0 advantage. The home run was Tenbrink's 4th of the season.

Again with two outs in the fourth inning, Brad Miller belted his first Double-A home run to right, a 2-run shot making it 5-0.

Meanwhile, Taijuan Walker (7-5) notched his second-straight quality start, logging 6.0 shutout innings, allowing 2 hits, striking out 8 and walking none.

In the seventh, Michael Sheridan put Montgomery on the board by blasting a 2-run home run against Jackson reliever Moises Hernandez. The blast cut the Generals lead to 5-2.

Jose Jimenez pitched a scoreless eighth inning and Carter Capps pitched a a scoreless ninth after a short 17 minute rain delay. Capps earned his league leading 19th save.

The Generals and Biscuits continue their five-game series on Friday night, with first pitch at 7:05 p.m. LHP James Paxton (4-3, 3.51) pitches for the Generals against RHP Matt Buschmann (4-5, 3.99) for Montgomery. Friday, kids eat free with purchase of a regularly priced ticket. Also, the Half Pint Brawlers Midget Wresters will put on a show after the game. The game can be heard jacksongeneralsbaseball.com and the Generals TuneIn Radio Station.

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