Mathias, Clippers Top PawSox

PAWTUCKET, R.I. - Josh Ockimey's two home run, 3 RBI performance wasn't enough, as the Columbus Clippers (21-15) took game one of their three-game set with the Pawtucket Red Sox (13-22) in extra innings by a final of 5-4.
Mathias was 4-for-4 with a home run, and he drove in the game-winning run with an RBI single off Trevor Kelley in the top of the 10^th.
The PawSox scored two runs in the first inning off Clippers starter Asher Wojciechowski. Ockimey drew his team-leading 26^th walk with the bases loaded to bring home the first run. The next batter, Gorkys Hernández, drove home a run with a groundout to make it 2-0.
Pawtucket has now scored 32 runs in the first inning, the most in any inning this season.
Columbus got on the board in the third inning after Eric Stamets blasted a solo home run to left field to make it 2-1.
Ockimey got that run back in the bottom half of the frame with a 417-foot solo homer of his own. He has now homered in 3 of his last 4 games.
Mark Mathias continued the home run barrage in the fourth inning, lining a solo shot to left field to make it 3-2.
PawSox starter Erasmo Ramírez worked into the 6^th inning for the third time in six starts. He went 5.2 innings giving up 3 hits, 2 earned runs, and 4 walks while striking out 5.
Travis Lakins entered the game with two men on, and after allowing a single to Mathias to load the bases, he struck out Trayce Thompson to keep it 3-2.
Ockimey added insurance with his second solo home run of the night in the bottom half of the sixth. He now has 5 home runs in his last 4 games, and of his 23 hits on the season, 17 have gone for extra bases.
In the eighth, Stamets tied the game at 4 with a single to center.
The PawSox continue their three-game series with the Clippers tomorrow night at 6:05 p.m. Pawtucket right-hander Mike Shawaryn (1-2, 2.79 ERA) is scheduled to oppose Clippers righty Shao-Ching Chiang (0-3, 7.03 ERA). Radio coverage on WHJJ (920 AM and 104.7 FM) and throughout the PawSox Radio Network begins with the pre-game show at 5:35 p.m.
The homestand runs through Sunday. Good tickets are available, and fans can visit the McCoy Stadium box office, which is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. through 5 p.m., and during all home games. Fans can also call (401) 724-7300 or log on to PawSox.com for tickets.