Rascals Fall in Finale to Miners
August 30, 2018 - Frontier League (FL) - River City Rascals News Release
O'FALLON, MO - The River City Rascals dropped the final game of their series against the Southern Illinois Miners by a final score of 8-5 at CarShield Field on Thursday night, giving the Miners the series win and keeping Southern Illinois' playoff hopes alive. The Rascals fall into a three-way tie for first place in the West Division with three games to play.
The Miners jumped out to the early 1-0 lead on a Nolan Earley home run, but the Rascals took a 2-1 lead after getting an RBI fielder's choice from Paul Kronenfeld and a run-scoring single from Braxton Martinez in the bottom of the first. The Miners then tied the game when Chance Shepard scored on an errant throw from right fielder Zach Lavy into third base after he tagged up from second base on a flyout.
After Trevor Achenbach gave the Rascals a 3-2 lead with a solo shot in the fifth, the Miners scored six runs in the sixth inning to take an 8-3 lead. They sent 10 men to the plate in the frame, highlighted by an RBI single from Kyle Davis and two-run double from Max Dutto. The Rascals fought back for a pair of runs in the seventh, on a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch to Achenbach and a sacrifice fly from Clint Freeman, but Miners reliever Nick Durazo struck out Paul Kronenfeld with two runners on to end the threat.
Austin Dubsky (7-4) earned the win for the Miners, allowing five runs in 6 1/3 innings. John Werner picked up his 10th save with a scoreless ninth.
Hector Hernandez (10-7) took the loss for the Rascals, allowing six runs in 5 1/3 innings.
The Rascals (49-44) take on the Florence Freedom for a three-game weekend series beginning tomorrow night, with first pitch scheduled for 6:35 pm CT. Jonny Ortiz will get the start for the Rascals.
• Discuss this story on the Frontier League message board...
Frontier League Stories from August 30, 2018
- Big Inning Leads Miners to Critical Win at River City - Southern Illinois Miners
- East Division Magic Number Down to 1 After 11-Inning Win - Washington Wild Things
- Rascals Fall in Finale to Miners - River City Rascals
- Grizzlies Drop Eighth Straight, Swept by Otters - Gateway Grizzlies
- Otters Sweep Grizzlies to Move into Tie for First Place in Western Division - Evansville Otters
- Boomers Fall in Extras in Home Finale - Schaumburg Boomers
- Beach Bums Split Second Straight Doubleheader - Traverse City Beach Bums
- Lake Erie Crushers Split Double Header - Lake Erie Crushers
- ThunderBolts Split Doubleheader at Lake Erie - Windy City ThunderBolts
- CornBelters Drop Road Finale at Florence - Normal CornBelters
- Freedom Take Mega-Series against Normal - Florence Y'alls
- Freedom Place Three on Post-Season Frontier League Award Winners - Florence Y'alls
- Ben Moore Wins Fran Riordan Award for Citizenship - Southern Illinois Miners
- Beach Bums' Willms Named Broadcaster of the Year - Traverse City Beach Bums
- Parenty Selected as Postseason All-Star - Schaumburg Boomers
- Lake Erie Crushers Win 2018 Frontier League Honors - Lake Erie Crushers
- CornBelters Place 4 on Frontier League Season All-Star Team - Normal CornBelters
- James Harris Named MVP, Thomas Dorminy Named Pitcher of the Year - Washington Wild Things
- Slammers Manager Earns Roger Hanners Award - Joliet Slammers
- Washington Clinches Playoffs with Win Wednesday - Washington Wild Things
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
Other Recent River City Rascals Stories
- Rascals Go out on Top
- Rascals Fall in Game 4
- Anderson Walks-Off Freedom in Game 3
- Rascals' Rally Falls Short in Game 2
- Rascals Take FLCS Opener