Royals score late in win

GUELPH – Guelph scored twice in the bottom of the seventh at home against Brantford on Saturday and held on for a 7-5 win.  

Tied at five apiece after the Red Sox scored three times in the top of the inning, Guelph’s Conner Morro scored on a passed ball to retake the lead, and Matthew Ward added a sacrifice fly. Ethan Hammond drove in two in the Royals’ five-run second inning. 

Gaku Ueda (1-0) earned the win in relief after entering the game in the seventh and retiring all five batters he faced. Edgar Garcia tossed a clean ninth for the save. Guelph starting pitcher Jacob Kush went five innings and gave up two runs (one earned) on eight hits. He walked two and struck out two. 

Lucas Bateman had two hits and an RBI for the Red Sox (3-13). Rene Tachioka went 3-for-5 and scored twice, Christian Ortega drove in a run, and Ethan Paulos went 2-for-5.  

Colby Klepper (0-4) took the loss after he was charged with two runs on two hits and a walk in one-third of an inning. Aidan Armitage went the first three innings and gave up five runs (three earned) on three hits. He walked one and struck out two.