Slammers Show Little Against Rascals

The River City Rascals scored four runs in the fifth inning as they ran away from the Slammers by a final score of 6-1 Friday night.

Despite the defeat, the Slammers remained 4.5 games up in the East Division as the Traverse City Beach Bums lost as well.

River City took the lead in the second inning as Steven Holdren started the frame with a double. Joash Brodin doubled him in and it was 1-0 Rascals.

The Slammers loaded the bases with two outs in the third but did not score.

River City buried starter Brian Fowler and the Slammers in the fifth.

Danny Sawyer doubled leading off the inning and one out later moved to third on a Chris McClendon single. Doug Sanders singled Sawyer home to extend the advantage to 2-0. Former Gateway Grizzlies’ star Logan Parker put the nail in the coffin with a three run shot and it was 5-0 River City.

Hector Pellot hit a solo homer in the sixth, but River City responded with a run of their own in the bottom half thanks to a couple of Chris Pack wild pitches.

Josh Lowey went seven innings to pick up the win while Fowler took the loss.

The Slammers look to get back on track Saturday night as they send former Rascal Ryne Miller to the mound. First pitch is at 7:05 p.m.