BlueClaws Drop Heartbreaker, 7-6 to Suns on Thursday

Lakewood dropped a 7-6 heartbreaker to Hagerstown on Thursday night at FirstEnergy Park. 
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LAKEWOOD, NJ - Hagerstown scored the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth on a SAC fly from Yasel Antuna as the Suns held off the BlueClaws 7-6 on Thursday night at FirstEnergy Park.
The BlueClaws are one-game behind Kannapolis with three games to play after the Intimidators lost a double-header to Delmarva. However, since Lakewood cannot break a tie, Kannapolis' magic number is two. Addison Russ (5-2) allowed just his fifth earned run of the season in taking the loss. Carlos Pena threw a scoreless ninth inning to earn his second save.
The BlueClaws tied the game in the bottom of the eighth inning on a SAC fly by Nick Maton off Phil Morse. Jhailyn Ortiz hit a single to right field on which Kameron Esthay threw Cole Stobbe out at home with the would-be go-ahead run.
Morse (2-0) earned the win in relief for Hagerstown, who salvaged the last game of the series after the BlueClaws had won the first three.
Trailing 5-0, the BlueClaws stormed back with five runs in the bottom of the fifth to tie the game. Jake Scheiner got it started with a two-run single. Daniel Brito added an RBI single. Then, with two outs, an error by Suns second baseman Cole Freeman allowed two to score and tie the game.
Hagerstown starter Kyle Johnston (0-2) was charged with four runs, three earned.
Lakewood starter Kyle Young gave up five runs in five innings including a four-run Suns fifth that featured a two-run double by Yasel Antuna for a 5-0 lead.
Daniel Brito had two hits and Jake Scheiner two RBIs for the BlueClaws.
Lakewood opens a series with Hickory on Friday night. RHP Spencer Howard (3-5) starts for Lakewood opposite Hickory RHP Tyler Phillips (3-5).
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