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RECAP | ValleyCats grab series opener from Otters
TROY, N.Y. - The Evansville Otters fell Tuesday night in the series opener to the Tri-City ValleyCats 9-2 at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium.
The Otters’ (9-19) bullpen struggled, which allowed the ValleyCats (15-13) to gain a commanding lead later after a great performance from the Evansville starter, Parker Brahms (1-4).
Taking the loss, Brahms went six and two-third innings. He left the game allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits, with two men on base after back-to-back walks.
Tri-City scored in the opening frame on an error from the Otters’ defense, making it 1-0. They added a second run in the next inning on a base hit and jumped ahead early.
In the seventh inning, Leoni De La Cruz came in to relieve Brahms and surrendered a three-run home run.
The next inning, Evansville scored their first runs of the game. With a hit-by-pitch and a walk with two outs, Mason White then came to the plate and smoked a double to the left-center field wall, plating Jake Green and Troy Hamilton.
Four more runs came in for the ValleyCats in the bottom of the frame. Their runs came on three walks and a hit-by-pitch.
Easton Klein (2-1) took home the win, tossing seven innings of shutout ball in his longest appearance of the year.
Randy Bednar had a two-hit game for the Otters.
Evansville will attempt to bounce back tomorrow against Tri-City. They have an early bird special tomorrow with a 9:00 a.m. CT first pitch. Coverage is available on the Otters Digital Network and FloBaseball.
The Evansville Otters are the 2006 and 2016 Frontier League champions.
The Otters play all home games at historic Bosse Field, located at 23 Don Mattingly Way in Evansville, Ind. Stay up to date with the Evansville Otters by visiting evansvilleotters.com, or follow the Otters on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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