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The Midwest Sliders beat the River City Rascals Sunday 12-8, winning two games of the three game series. The Sliders won Friday 6-3 and the Rascals took Saturday’s game 10-4.
The West Division leading Rascals (31-19) tied the game in the bottom of the ninth with two runs. The Sliders (24-25) struck back with a five-run 10th to win the game and series.
River City took an early 2-0 lead, which included a Jorge Gutierrez home run.
After hitting a double and scoring in the fourth for Midwest, Jimmy Baker hit a two-run single in the fifth. Four singles in the inning scored three runs putting the Sliders up 4-3. Baker finished 2-5 and knocked in two runs in the game.
Gutierrez gave the Rascals the lead again in the sixth, hitting a two-run single. Gutierrez went 4-4 with four RBI’s on the night.
Taking advantage of wild Rascal pitching, the Sliders scored two runs in the seventh with no hits. Two walks came around to score, one on a groundout then another on a wild pitch.
In the bottom of the ninth, Ryan Wehrle’s sacrifice fly made it a one-run game. An error by Robbie Knapp allowed the tying run to score for the Rascals.
Zack Pace, Roberto Mena, Clay McCord, Gilberto Zayas, and Jonnie Knoble all singled for the Sliders in the tenth. Giving the Sliders a 12-7 lead for reliever Arshwin Asjes.
Asjes (1-0) earned the win after giving up the two runs in the ninth. Starter Kyle Kearcher received a no-decision going five innings and allowing four runs.
The Sliders now travel to Sauget, Ill. for a three game series against the Gateway Grizzlies starting today. They will return to Oestrike Stadium Thursday against the Kalamazoo Kings.