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Five-run fourth dooms Bolts

 

BOX SCORE

 

AVON, OH- The Windy City ThunderBolts dropped the middle game of a three-game series 5-3 to the Lake Erie Crushers Saturday night at Crushers Stadium. 

 

The first three innings of the game were scoreless until Crushers outfielder Ron Washington took one deep in the bottom of the fourth. The two-run home run gave the Crushers a 2-0 lead and for Washington, his 15th RBI against Windy City (31-41) this season.

 

Moments later, with the bases loaded, Burle Dixon hit a sacrifice fly, making it 3-0 Crushers. Alberti Chavez proceeded to blast a two-run double and raise a commanding 5-0 Crushers lead, all in the fourth inning.

 

The Bolts got on the board in the top of the fifth inning. Reed Chumley smoked his first professional home run, cutting the deficit to 5-1. Joe Johnson singled with two outs and Cam Phelts tripled him in, making it a three-run deficit at 5-2.

 

In the top of the seventh, Thomas Rodriguez cracked his second home run of the season a solo shot cutting the deficit to 5-3.

 

Jack Eisenbarger (7-4) allowed two runs over six innings and picked up the win. Windy City starter John Mikolaicyk (3-4) tossed 3.2 innings, conceding five earned runs on four hits while walking four and striking out two.

 

The Windy City bullpen did not allow a hit following the departure of Mikolaicyk. Caleb Riedel threw 2.1 scoreless innings, striking out three. Dan Brown pitched a scoreless seventh and Jack Mahoney a scoreless eighth.

 

The Bolts are back on the diamond Sunday afternoon for the series finale. Michael Barker (2-5, 6.50) gets the start for Windy City against Lake Erie's Matt Mullern (3-6, 5.50). First pitch from Crushers Stadium is scheduled for 1:05 CDT and the broadcast can be found at wcthunderbolts.com.



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