Tag Archives: Christian Villanueva
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Edwards Added To Cubs’ 40-Man Roster

The Chicago Cubs announced Thursday that 2014 Tennessee Smokies pitcher C.J. Edwards has been added to the Major League club’s 40-Man Roster. Thursday was the final day to protect players who were previously not on the 40-man roster from being selected in next month’s Rule 5 Draft at the Winter Meetings in San Diego. Edwards […]

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Giansanti Guides Smokies Back Into First

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Anthony Giansanti homered in the second and drove in the eventual game winning run in the fifth as the Smokies snapped a seven game losing streak, and put themselves into a tie for first, with a 6-5 win on Friday night in Chattanooga. The Tennessee (66-70, 33-34) victory put them back into […]

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Chattanooga’s Santiago No-Hits Tennessee

An eighth inning walk taken by Christian Villanueva was all that prevented Santiago from pitching a perfect game in game one of the five game series.

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Suns Stun Smokies With 6-5 Comeback Victory

KODAK – Jacksonville plated three runs in the top of the ninth inning to complete a five-game sweep and come-from-behind victory as the Suns topped Tennessee 6-5 in the Smokies’ home regular season finale by a score of 6-5 on Tuesday evening at Smokies Stadium. The defeat marked the Smokies’ sixth consecutive loss and dropped […]

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Suns Stave Off Late Smokies Comeback Effort In 9-7 Win

KODAK – Jacksonville plated six runs as part of a big fifth inning and held off a late Tennessee comeback attempt that included a two-run homer from shortstop Addison Russell as the Suns topped the Smokies 9-7 on Sunday afternoon at Smokies Stadium. The defeat was the fourth straight for Tennessee, who fell to 32-31, though […]

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Pineyro Allows Seven Runs in Smokies Loss

MONTGOMERY, Ala., – Tennessee starter Ivan Pineyro gave up seven earned runs over two and 2/3 innings while losing a second inning three run lead and the Smokies lost to the Biscuits 8-4 on Thursday night at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery. Pineyro gave up a two-run home run to Richie Shaffer in the second and […]

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Smokies Bounce Back, 4-1 Over Biscuits

MONTGOMERY, Ala – Addison Russell hit a two-run home run in the first and scored twice as the first place Smokies won the fourth game of a five series in Montgomery 4-1 at Riverwalk Stadium on Wednesday night. The victory kept the Smokies (32-27, 65-63) ahead of the Birmingham Barons by three games in the […]

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Almora, Russell and Black Shine as Smokies Win Sixth Straight

MONTGOMERY, Ala – Albert Almora, Addison Russell, Lars Anderson, Christian Villanueva and Charlie Cutler combined for 10 hits and Corey Black turned in another solid outing while leading the Smokies to their sixth straight victory as they defeated the Biscuits 7-1 on Monday night. The Tennessee (31-26, 64-62) victory was their sixth straight and kept […]

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Tennessee Walks Off For Second Straight Night

KODAK – With the bases loaded and no outs in the bottom of the ninth, Smokies first baseman Dustin Geiger lined the game-winning single to center following starting pitcher C.J. Edwards’ six shutout innings in Tennessee’s 1-0 walk-off shutout victory over the Huntsville Stars on Thursday evening at Smokies Stadium. The win improved the Smokies’ […]

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Five Unanswered Runs Steer Stars Past Smokies 5-2

KODAK – Huntsville starter Drew Gagnon fired seven quality innings, yielding just two runs and fanning five, while the Stars plated five unanswered runs including two from second baseman Nick Shaw to top the Tennessee Smokies 5-2 and move into a three-way tie for first place in the North Division standings on Tuesday night at […]

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