Hays' Blast Lifts Baysox to Rain-Shortened Win

BOWIE, Md.- In a game that was called due to rain with no outs in the top of the sixth inning, Austin Hays' go-ahead two-run shot in the bottom of the third proved to be the difference as the Bowie Baysox (61-56) picked up a 4-2 win over the Portland Sea Dogs (56-59) on Friday night at Prince George's Stadium in Bowie.

Ryan Flaherty had singled to start the third before Hays cleared the bases with his 12^th home run of the year with the Baysox.
Jeremy Barfield's two-run shot off of Baysox starter Yefry Ramírez in the top of the first gave Portland an early 2-0 lead.
Ramirez (12-3) allowed the two runs on six hits to go along with six strikeouts in five innings of work.
The Baysox got on the board with a run in the second via back-to-back doubles from Chris O'Brien and Adrian Marin that cut the lead to 2-1.
In the home half of the fourth, Aderlin Rodriguez's solo home run off of Sea Dogs starter Trey Ball extended the lead for the hosts to 4-2. The home run was Rodriguez's team-leading 17^th of the year.
Ball (5-10) gave up four runs on nine hits while walking three and fanning two in 4.1 IP.
Hays (3-3, HR, 2 RBI, R) and O'Brien (2-2, BB, R) had multi-hit games for manager Gary Kendall's squad.  
The series continues on Saturday at 6:35 p.m. with LHP John Means (8-7, 4.20) on the mound for Bowie against Portland LHP Henry Owens (2-3, 5.16).