The Muckdogs (12-11) rallied early to edge out the Lowell Spinners (11-12) 5-3 behind the winning pitcher Jameson Maj (2-1). Maj went five innings, striking out six while giving up four hits and two runs. Lowell’s Yeiper Castillo got the loss in his one inning of work, walking three and allowing four earned runs.
The Spinners jumped out to an early lead starting off with a double by Mitch Dening. Carlos Fernandez-Oliva then hit a two-run homerun. The Muckdogs came right back in the bottom of the inning to score four. Batavia loaded the bases when Frederick Parejo doubled, Colt Sedbrook was hit by a pitch and Jermaine Curtis walked. Shane Peterson then walked to score Parejo. With bases still loaded, Blake Murphy hit a bases-clearing double.
Batavia notched another run in the 2nd when Jose Garcia doubled and advanced to third on an error. Parejo then got the RBI on a sacrifice fly. The Spinners got their last run when Jonathan Hee was hit by a pitch, moved to third on a Will Middlebrooks single, then scored when Dening grounded into a double play.
Adam Reifer let up one hit and had one strikeout in the 9th to get his fifth save. Murphy went 1-for-4 on the night with a double and three RBI.
