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The Midwest Sliders came up with too little too late against the division-leading Kalamazoo Kings Wednesday.
Despite scoring three runs in the bottom of the ninth, the Sliders lost 6-4.
Kalamazoo took a 2-0 lead in the top of the fourth after Jeff Grose hit an RBI single, Grose went 2-4 with three RBI’s.
Sam DeLuca brought the Sliders within one, with a solo home run to lead off the bottom of the fifth inning. DeLuca sparked the Slider offense going 3-4 with two RBI’s.
After adding a run in the sixth, the Kings scored three more runs in the eighth off of reliever Earl Oakes, however only one was earned. Two straight singles, an error, and another single pushed the lead to 6-1.
With the first three batters to reach base and score to start the ninth inning, the Sliders were only down two. Roberto Mena led off with a walk, Jimmy Baker followed with an RBI double off the center field wall, and Gilberto Zayas singled.
A close play at the plate seemed to kill the Sliders momentum. Robbie Knapp was thrown out trying to score after an overthrow at third base the next two batters would strike out to end the game.
Kyle Kearcher (1-4) received the loss, despite only giving up two earned runs over six innings and striking out six.
John Brownell (5-1) went eight plus innings allowing four earned runs while striking out three. Tommy Meija recorded his seventh save coming in for Brownell after he had given up three straight hits to start the ninth.
The second game of the series will be tonight at Oestrike Stadium, 7:05 p.m. first pitch.