Barnes' Homer Helps Clippers to Series Victory
The Columbus Clippers defeated the Rochester Red Wings, 3-2, in the rubber-match of their three-game series this afternoon at Huntington Park.Brandon Barnes delivered a go-ahead two-run homerun in the bottom of the fifth inning that proved to be enough for the victory.
The Columbus Clippers defeated the Rochester Red Wings, 3-2, in the rubber-match of their three-game series this afternoon at Huntington Park.
Clippers' starter
After both teams started slow, going 18 up, 18 down through the first three innings, Columbus claimed a 1-0 lead in the fourth when
Rochester promptly tied things up in the sixth, though, thanks to a
It didn't take long for the Clippers to answer back, as Barnes, with a man on, pummeled his 13th homerun of the season over the wall in left for the 3-1 lead.
The Columbus bullpen allowed one run after that, a
The Clippers will welcome the Syracuse Chiefs to Huntington Park tomorrow, with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m.