Carlos Arias pitched five solid innings while Angel Franco and Deivy Batista each went 3-for-5 with a triple to lead the Idaho Falls Chukars to a 6-4 win over the Billings Mustangs on Tuesday in Billings, Mont.
The Chukars (9-6) scored a single run in the first, two in the fourth, one in the sixth and two more in the ninth.
The final two runs were needed after Billings hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth.
“That was a big inning for us,” Chukars manager Darryl Kennedy said. “It turned out to be huge. We missed a couple situations earlier in the game with a runner on third, and I was worried about those coming back to bite us, but we were able to scratch out a couple more runs in the ninth.”
Julio Aparicio led off the ninth with a double and J.D. Alfaro then reached first base on an error. After Alex Llanos struck out, Hilton Richardson belted an RBI double and Franco hit an RBI single to center.
Arias gave up two runs on three hits with a walk and five strikeouts.
One of the three hits was a two-run homer by Mariekson Gregorius.
Franco tripled and scored on Batista’s single in the first, and Franco singled and scored on Batista’s triple in the sixth.
Mitch Hodge pitched two scoreless innings of relief, giving up two hits and two walks. Richard Folmer gave up a two-run homer to Mark Fleury in the ninth to close out the scoring.
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