'Nadoes start well, end poorly.BROCKTON - The up-and-down season of the Tornadoes continued at Campanelli Stadium On the occasion that there is a Sunday afternoon home game, family fun festivals are held prior to the first pitch. Activities include face painting and horseback riding for children. yesterday, as Worcester split a doubleheader against the Rox. The Tornadoes got a brilliant performance in the opener from starter Chris Farley Christopher Crosby Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American actor and comedian. He was a cast member at Chicago's Second City Theatre and achieved his greatest fame as a cast member on the American sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. , who scattered five hits and one earned run earned run n. Baseball A run scored without the aid of an error, used in computing earned run averages. Noun 1. earned run - a run that was not scored as the result of an error by the other team in a complete-game effort as Worcester won, 2-1. However, the second game was all Brockton as pitching coach and Leominster native John Kelly picked up his first win after he blanked Worcester for five innings while striking out five in a 6-1 win. The Tornadoes got an RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in single from Jeff LaHair in the first game to take a 1-0 lead in the second inning. The Rox tied the game in the bottom of the inning Noun 1. bottom of the inning - the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat bottom inning, frame - (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat on an RBI groundout by Chris Valencia. That run came moments after Worcester dodged a bullet, as LaHair threw out Palmer Karr at the plate when he tried to score on a single by Jud Thigpen. Worcester took the lead in the third after newcomer Greg Lemon drove a two-out triple to right and scored on Carlos Sosa's single to second. Farley made the lead stick, striking out four and walking two to improve to 5-3. In the nightcap night·cap n. 1. A usually alcoholic drink taken just before bedtime. 2. Sports & Games The last event in a day's competition, especially the final game in a baseball double-header. 3. , Worcester's Ryan Lobban (10-6) pitched well until getting into trouble in the fifth, when the Rox rallied for five runs on four hits and an error. Keith Brachold did most of the damage with a grand slam to right. The Tornadoes got on the board in the seventh as Nick Salotti (2 for 3) doubled in Chris Colabello. Kelly improved to 1-3, scattering three hits in his five innings. NAME: WORCESTER TORNADOES |
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