GRIZZLIES DROP SERIES OPENER AT RIVER CITY
O'FALLON, Mo. — The Gateway Grizzlies (11-34) fell behind 5-0 in the early innings and couldn't come back en route to an 8-2 loss to the River City Rascals (21-23) on Friday night.
Blake Brown had two of Gateway's six hits and his 35th RBI. Terry McClure has the other RBI on a safety squeeze bunt that scored Matt Hearn in the fifth inning.
Gateway closed to within 5-2 in the fifth, but never got any closer.
River City racked up 13 hits, including three home runs.
Ja'Vaun West (1-5) took the loss for the Grizzlies, allowing five runs (all earned) on eight hits over five innings. He struck out six and walked one.
Kyle Uhrich threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief with two strikeouts.
Next up, the Grizzlies take on River City again in O'Fallon tomorrow night at 6:35 p.m. Coverage starts at 6:20 p.m. on the Grizzlies Media Network.
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