Majors get back into win column

HAMILTON – After a pair of losses, the London Majors got back into the win column with a 5-4 win Tuesday night in Hamilton.

Kaiden Cardoso went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI for London (23-15), which sits third in the IBL. Champ Garner singled and homered with the bases empty, and Brad Verhoeven added an RBI.

Braeden Ferrington (3-1) went five innings to secure the win. The Majors’ righty allowed three runs (two earned) on seven hits with two strikeouts. Tyler Gillies fanned nine in a four-inning save. He scattered three hits and allowed a run.

Keelor Loveridge went 2-for-3 with an RBI for the sixth-place Cardinals (18-22). Luis Bernardo and Dennis Dei Baning drove in the other runs. Josh Niles and Rikelbin DeCastro had two hits apiece.

Callum Blue (0-1) was touched for two runs on two hits and a walk in a half-inning of relief. Rich Corrente started and went four innings, allowing three runs on four hits.