The game remained scoreless until the Giants scored 2 runs in the 5th off the bats of Nick Carlson and Jack Monahan. Chillicothe got one back in the top of the 6th when a fly ball dropped between 3 Giant fielders. The Giants brought the margin back to 2, when Ty Legan was able to score on a error, after having been moved into scoring position by Joe Hosey's sacrifice bunt.
The Giants' lead vanished in the 8th. The Mudcats were able to load the bases with hits by their first 3 batters Casey Gibson, Kevin Rawls, and Jeff Scardino. A base hit to left field by Mudcat first baseman Landon Hernandez tied the game, and a Giants fielding error later allow an additional run to score. The Mudcats got an insurance run in the top of the 9th when another Hernandez hit scored Kevin Rawls, who had reached base on a 2-out walk.
The Giants nearly came back in the bottom of the ninth, loading the bases against Mudcats closer Phil McCormick. McCormick had difficulty finding the strike zone at first, but, unfortunately for the Giants, he regained control just in time to kill the rally.
The Giants are now 1-2 in the MINK, 3-2 overall.
Update: C-J article
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