Tennessee Smokies Fall in Game Three of

Tennessee Smokies Fall in Game Three of

The season came to an end for both Chicago Cubs Triple-A affiliate Iowa and Brandon Saad Jersey Double-A Tenne see. For the Tenne see Smokies, it ended in gutting do-or-die game three against the Pensacola Blue Wahoos by a score of 11-4. Just one week after overcoming a 1-0 deficit in the division series, Tenne see blew a 1-0 series lead of its own.The game had a bizarre start, as Blue Wahoos starter Eury Perez struck out the first eight batters of the game while Pensacola's offense grabbed two runs in the first three innings. But suddenly, Tenne see's offense came to life. The Smokies had five-straight batters reach base and three Jeremy Roenick Jersey -straight runs scored, capped off by a Nelson Maldonado two RBI-single that gave Tenne see a 3-2 lead after three innings.Smokies starter Ben Brown, acquired at the trade deadline in exchange for David Robertson, had Tenne see in a good position to win, finishing with just one earned run allowed and six strikeouts. However, for the second-straight day, the normally safe Tenne se bullpen imploded.Pensacola scored four runs in the fifth off Blake Whitney, and another four runs off Bailey Horn, who to sed two perfect innings for the save in game one, in the seventh. That wound up being the final nail in the coffin, as the Blue Wahoos secured the 11-4 win for their first ever league title, ending a promising Smokies season on a sour note.Also on the farm:Scroll to ContinueTriple-A: Iowa Cubs (68-81) vs Toledo Mud Hens (87-63) Bobby Orr Jersey : W 4-2This was Iowa's final game of the season.Iowa hit three home runs. Alex Canario hit his 37th of the season, Brennen Davis hit his fourth, and Jared Young hit a walk-off two-run home run for his 17th of the year.Iowa's bullpen trio of Cayne Ueckert, Cam Sanders, and Keith Magnuson Jersey Kyle Johnson combined to pitch six shutout innings, walking two batters and allowing just one hit while punching out nine. Sanders in particular , hitting triple digits and ending the year on a good run.Darius Hill went 3-for-5, finishing the year with 166 hits and tying him for the hit crown in minor league baseball. Double-A: Tenne see Smokies (1-2) vs Pensacola Blue Wahoos (2-1): L 11-4Cole Roederer went 2-for-3 with a walk and a homer, ending his postseason batting .429 and with an OPS of 1.667.Riley Martin to sed a scorele s 1.2 innings, striking out a pair of batters. He was the only Smokies pitcher not to allow a run.Luis Vasquez went 2-for-3, finishing the postseason batting .273.More From SI's Inside Denis Savard Jersey The Cubs

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