#game-recaps

#game-recaps

Knoxville got off to a fast start in game one of their week-long set with the Columbus Clingstones (Braves), and they finished with a bang as well. The Smokies started out the game scoring a run in the first, second, and third innings. In the first, a Karson Simas leadoff homer made it 1-0. After Columbus tied it in the bottom of the first, Alex Ramírez gave the Smokies the lead right back with a solo homer of his own. Then, in the third, it was Ramírez again, this time with a sac fly, getting Knoxville across the plate.

(Ethan Miller / Getty Images) In a high school basketball season that has seen a number of promising freshman guards step forward to make major contributions in the opening month of the season, Major Williams of Edison might have turned in the best performance yet. He tied a school record with 11 threes and finished with 39 points in Edison's 96-82 victory over Long Beach Jordan on Tuesday night.

Atlanta's win streak is now at 6 games, and it's ruining their lottery chances. Drake Baldwin's chances of winning the Rookie of the Year Award have improved, though. He sits at about 3 wins for the season, and Isaac Collins has predictably slowed down. A new challenger has risen, though - Caleb Durbin. After a slower start to the season, his 155 wRC+ over the past month has helped

Jorge Polanco's solo homer snapped a 4-4 tie and sparked a four-run ninth inning for visiting Seattle, as the Mariners swept the Tigers out of Comerica Park in Detroit yesterday, 8-4.