Miners Win Second Straight, Beat Paints 3-2 In Chillicothe

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio - The Chillicothe Paints, presented by Adena Health System, took advantage of some clutch pitching to get them out of many tight situations, but were unable to get the bats going in a 3-2 loss to the West Virginia Miners Saturday night at VA Memorial Stadium.

The Paints (15-9) were held hitless until the fourth inning, when Tim Orr broke through with a one-out single, followed by a Brett Carson being hit by a pitch. Cameron Bowen brought the runs across for Chillicothe, singling over the second baseman's head and giving the Paints a 2-0 lead.

The starting pitcher for Chillicothe, Dylan Taliaferro, left the game after 5 2/3 scoreless innings, striking out five. He exited with the bases loaded in the sixth, but Gino Sabatine stepped on the mound and got a groundout to hold the Miners scoreless, preserving the 2-0 lead.

On the first pitch of the seventh inning, West Virginia finally got its first run of the game, a solo home run by Coby Tweten. That started a three-run, four-hit inning for the Miners, capped off with a two-run single from Britain Shander, putting West Virginia in front for good at 3-2.

The Paints struggled in the last three innings at the plate with only one hit after the fifth inning.

Chillicothe hosts Johnstown Sunday at VA Memorial Stadium in a pivotal divisional matchup at 6:05 p.m. It's a Subway Kids Day at the ballpark, fans 12 and under receive free admission to the game.