The Express’ frustrations continued in the abbreviated second game of Tuesday's hybrid doubleheader, which was of the seven-inning variety. A mistake filled top of the sixth allowed the Woodchucks to score three runs and grab a 4-3 win.
The Express led 3-1 heading into the sixth, but a walk, a hit batter, a passed ball, a wild pitch and back-to-back RBI singles by Bobby Pritchett and Kyle Bubak wiped that advantage away.
Bubak slapped an opposite-field single to left field to drive in Pritchett with the go-ahead run. That came off Brooks Pinckard, who relieved starter Robbie Kilcrease after Kilcrease walked Chris Slater with two outs and then hit Chris Wade.
After a passed ball by catcher Braden Degamo, Pritchett hit an RBI single and then Pinckard uncorked a wild pitch to tie the game. Then came Bubak’s go-ahead single.
Aaron Varnum pitched the seventh for his second save of the day and his third in two days. Pinckard was picked off first base to end the game.
The Express had taken a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the fifth on Pinckard’s RBI single and Robbie Knight’s run-scoring double.
- Joe Ziemer
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