SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (Interstat) — Kevin Valdez pitched five innings of two-run baseball and Karson Simas drove in three runs to lead the Tennessee Smokies to a 12-3 victory over the Chattanooga Lookouts on Tuesday at Smokies Stadium.

Valdez (6-1) struck out seven and allowed two earned runs on two hits. Beau Blanchard (5-8) took the loss for Chattanooga, giving up three earned runs in five innings.

The Smokies jumped ahead with three runs in the fourth inning, when Carter Trice homered to left-center field, scoring Edgar Alvarez and Ariel Armas. Tennessee extended its lead to 7-2 in the sixth on a three-run triple by Simas. Chattanooga plated two runs in the sixth and one in the eighth, but Tennessee answered with five in the bottom of the eighth, highlighted by Alex Ramírez’s three-run double.

Alfredo Duno had two RBIs for Chattanooga. The Lookouts totaled five hits, while Tennessee had seven. Attendance was 4,235, and the game lasted 3 hours, 2 minutes.

The Smokies improved to 68-58, and the Lookouts dropped to 56-72.