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Beloit Snappers snap losing streak

BELOIT — The Beloit Snappers defeated the Cedar Rapids Kernels, 4-3, on Sunday to snap a four-game losing streak in Midwest League baseball.

The Snappers won despite collecting only three hits.

Miguel Sano’s 18th homer, a solo shot in the eighth inning, was the winning margin. Sano also singled and scored on a throwing error in the first inning as Beloit took a 2-0 lead and scored the tying run in the sixth on Steven Liddle’s double.

Cedar Rapids led 3-2 after three innings. Beloit starter Matthew Summers lasted

5 2/3 innings, allowing five hits, walking one and striking out seven.

Reliever Tyler Jones (1-2) held the Kernels scoreless on three hits through 2 1/3 innings for the victory. Snappers closer Corey Williams pitched a perfect ninth for his 11th save.

Game two of the three-game series is at 7 tonight.

BELOIT 4, CEDAR RAPIDS 3

Cedar Rapids (ab-r-h-rbi)—Borenstein, lf, 3-0-1-0; Yarbrough, 2b, 4-1-2-1; Workman, cf, 3-0-0-0; Hall, 1b, 3-1-1-0; Mitchell, dh, 4-0-1-1; Baker, c, 4-0-1-0; Hairgrove, 3b, 4-0-0-0; Clarke, rf, 4-0-0-0; Stamets, ss, 4-1-2-0. Totals: 33-3-8-3

Beloit (ab-r-h-rbi)—Roberts, lf, 2-1-0-0; Lin, rf. 4-0-0-0; Sano, 3b, 3-3-2-1; Liddle, 1b, 3-0-1-2; Koch, c, 4-0-0-0; Goncalves, cf, 3-0-0-0; Bryant, 2b, 3-0-0-0; Williams, dh, 3-0-0-0; Pettersen, ss, 3-0-0-0. Totals: 28-4-3-3.

Cedar Rapids 012 000 000—3

Beloit 200 001 01x—4

E—Baker, Giardina. DP—Beloit. LOB—Cedar Rapids 6, Beloit 5. 2B—Mitchell, Liddle. 3B—Yarbrough. HR—Sano (18). SB—Sano, Borenstein. SF—Workman.

IP H R ER BB SO

Cedar Rapids

Johnson 4 1 2 1 3 6

Giardina (L, 3-5) 4 2 2 2 1 3

Beloit

Summers 5 2-3 5 3 3 1 7

Jones (W, 1-2) 2 1-3 3 0 0 0 3

Williams (S, 11) 1 0 0 0 0 1