The Batavia Muckdogs fell back to .500, at 6-6, after a home loss Thursday to Auburn, 14-9.
A passed ball in the first inning followed later by an error by third baseman Denis Karas helped pave the way for a six-run first for Auburn. Starting pitcher Dakota Bennett, who gave up 10 runs, but only one of them earned, over four innings, took the loss. He's now 0-2.
The league's top hitter for average, Jerar Encarnacion, was 2-4 with a double. He's hitting .479 on the season.
J.D. Osborne, who was the DH last night, and has also played catcher and third base this season, was 2-5 and his now hitting .378, eight best in the league.
Big first baseman Sean Reynolds has been on a tear in recent games. He is now hitting .305, going 2-4 last night. He has an eight-game hitting streak, going 9 for 23 in that span with two home runs.
Karas was also 2-4.
The Muckdogs are in Auburn tonight.
