Both teams had seven hits but the Spikes (10-9) scored one more run than Batavia (10-9) to grab the first game of the series. The Muckdogs’ pitching was as good as usual but had no run support.
Daniel Calhoun went five innings in the start with one run, five hits and six strikeouts. Michael Blazek (2-2) finished the last three innings of the game and got the loss, letting up the deciding run with two hits, one walk and three strikeouts.
Batavia’s lone run came in the 3rd when Ryan Jackson singled, moved to second on a Devin Goodwin ground out and came in to score on a RBI base hit by Alan Ahmady.
Ryde Rodriguez continues to produce at the plate; he was the only Muckdog with a multi-hit night, going 2-for-4. Ahmady finished 1-for-4 with a RBI, pushing his current hit streak into double digits.
With Mahoning Valley winning and Williamsport edging out Jamestown in ten innings, Batavia drops to third place in the standings, one and a half games out of first.
