(Gary, Ind.) The Gary SouthShore RailCats headed into the Birdcage having lost seven straight contests after dropping the first game of the series 4-1. All-Star right-hander Peyton Long took the ball for Gary and went up against Garrett Martin.
Josh Rehwaldt did not hesitate to get the Canaries on the board with a solo home run that cleared the right field way to put the Birds ahead 1-0. Long and Martin traded zeros until the top of the fifth when the RailCats loaded up the bases and Marc Flores lifted a sacrifice fly to left field to tie it.
In the top of the sixth, Joe Suozzi and Cole Yearsley started off the inning with back-to-back hits and Martin threw Olivier Basabe a breaking ball that he blasted for a three-run home run to make it 4-1. Flores hit a double the next inning to bring around Colin Summerhill and the RailCats were ahead 5-1.
Michael Curialle hit a solo home run before Peyton Long finished seven innings of work allowing just two earned runs. Tobin Moran came in for the eighth inning and surrendered a double to Joe Vos, and Rehwaldt homered for the second time to cut the RailCats lead to one. Jabari Henry tied the game on the fourth home run of the game for the Canaries. Anthony Hall doubled, and TJ Racherbaumer drove him in to give the Canaries the lead 6-5.
In the top of the ninth, the RailCats started the inning with two singles from Suozzi and Yearsley. Basabe popped up a bunt, Cooper Edwards struck out and Kevin Watson grounded out to end the game, and the losing streak reached eight straight. The Cats' record dropped to 24-38.
The final game of the series and road trip is scheduled for 4:05 on Sunday with Dawson Lane pitching for the RailCats and Chase Gearing taking the ball for the Canaries. A livestream will be available on AABaseball.TV.
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