Paints Drop Matinee In Johnstown, 5-3
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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Chillicothe Paints | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
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Johnstown Mill Rats | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 3 | 0 |
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - The Chillicothe Paints, presented by CohenOrthopedic, couldn't find the clutch hit they needed in a 5-3 loss to the Mill Rats Wednesday, splitting the season-opening series.
For the second straight night to start the season, Chillicothe (1-1) scored first. Zach Henderson plated Mitchell Szymczak with a sacrifice fly in the top of the second, but the lead didn't last long.
Johnstown (1-1) grabbed the lead in the bottom of the second Tyler Giordano brought home Zach McEllroy with an RBI single. Colton Ayres plated Bryce Jackson with an RBI groundout, making it 2-1.
The Mill Rats added on with two more in the fourth and one in the fifth, taking a 5-1 lead.
Chillicothe got back within two in the top of the sixth when Jackson Boles singled to center field, scoring Alex Bemis. Carson Cox knocked home Cam Gravelle on a groundout, cutting it to a 5-3 ballgame.
The Paints got the bases loaded with one out in the seventh, but a double-play ended the threat, the last Chillicothe would get on the day.
The Paints play their home opener Thursday at VA Memorial Stadium at 7:05 p.m. vs REX Baseball. Select draft beer is just $2 for Thirsty Thursday and fans can enjoy a postgame fireworks extravaganza, courtesy of 100.9 Hank FM. Tickets are available at tickets.chillicothepaints.com.