BlueClaws Fall 8-5 at West Virginia; Get Swept in Three-Game Series
The BlueClaws fell 8-5 on Wednesday in West Virginia and were swept in the three-game series with the Power. ---
The BlueClaws fell 8-5 on Wednesday in West Virginia and were swept in the three-game series with the Power.
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CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia opened a five-run lead and held off a BlueClaws comeback, topping the BlueClaws 8-5 on Wednesday afternoon to complete a three-game sweep of Lakewood at Appalachian Power Park.
The loss drops the BlueClaws (20-26/60-56) to six games behind first place Hickory with 24 games remaining in the season. The Power (25-21/55-57), meanwhile, have won eight in a row overall and 12 in a row at Appalachian Power Park.
Leading 2-1, the Power opened the game up with four runs in the top of the fourth inning. West Virginia got four straight two-out hits, including an RBI double from Eagan and a two-run home run from Baur, his seventh home run of the season.
Lakewood starter
The BlueClaws, trailing 6-1, began their comeback in the fifth. An Arquimdes Gamboa SAC fly made it 6-2 and then
Power starter
Lakewood added two more in the sixth inning on a
Power reliever Pasquale Massoccoli threw two scoreless innings in relief before West Virginia added two runs in the bottom of the eighth.
The BlueClaws head to Delmarva to open a four-game series with the Shorebirds on Thrusday night. RHP
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