Baysox Hold On to Top Yard Goats and Complete Sweep, 3-2

BOWIE, Md.- LHP John Means did not allow an earned run over six strong innings of relief and the Bowie Baysox (45-41) completed the three-game sweep with a 3-2 victory over the Hartford Yard Goats (36-48) on Thursday night at Prince George's Stadium in Bowie. 

Means (6-7) gave up two runs (none earned) on four hits while tying his season-high with eight strikeouts over six innings of work.
Trailing 3-2, Hartford had runners at first and second with one out in the eighth, but LHP Garrett Cleavinger got a groundout and Austin Hays robbed Brian Mundell with a sliding catch in center to end the inning.
Cleavinger (2.0 IP, 2 H, K) got the final six outs to notch his third save of the year.
Bowie has won nine straight at home for the first time since August 14-28, 2012.
The Baysox have also matched their season-high at four games above .500
In the home half of the first, singles from Adrian Marin and Hays put two men on before Garabez Rosa's three-run shot cleared the bases to give the Baysox a 3-0 lead.
The home run was Rosa's 10^th of the season and he now has more RBI (63) this season than he had in all of 2016 (62).
Hartford's Josh Fuentes reached on a dropped popup to start the third and scored on Brendan Rodgers' two-run shot off of Means to bring the visitors within a run at 3-2.
Yard Goats starter Jack Wynkoop (5-8) surrendered three runs on six hits to go along with a walk and seven strikeouts in 7.0 IP.
Baysox starter Tanner Scott (n/d) gave up one hit while fanning one in his one inning of work.
Hays (2-4, R) and Marin (2-4, R) both had a multi-hit game for manager Gary Kendall's squad.
The Baysox open a three-game set with the Richmond Flying Squirrels on Friday night at Prince George's Stadium and first pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. RHP David Hess (8-5, 4.41) will get the start for Bowie against Richmond RHP Sam Coonrod (3-7, 4.42).