Panthers pile up runs, but lose third straight game

LONDON - Another high scoring affair goes the wrong way.

An eight-run seventh innings proved to the difference as the London Majors took down the Kitchener Panthers 16-13 Sunday afternoon.

Six lead changes came about in this back-and-forth affair, which also saw 11 different pitchers come into the game.

Both Blake Jacklin and Raul Gonzalez went four-for-five. Gonzalez led the way with three runs driven in, while Jacklin hit his second triple of the season.

Nick Parsons extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a single, while Nolan Misa has hits in seven straight outings.

AJ Karosas hit his first home run of the season as part of a four-run third inning for Kitchener. That made it 5-2 visitors at that point. London scored four of its own in the bottom half of the inning to make it 6-5.

The Panthers got the lead back with a four-run sixth inning, but disaster struck in the seventh.

London posted eight runs on seven hits, sending 13 batters to the plate and forcing three pitching changes in a lengthy 35 minutes of action.

Jose Vasquez saw the lions share of action on the hill, going four innings and giving up seven runs (six earned) on eight hits. He fanned six batters and walked two.

Adam Robertson was tagged with the loss. He came on in the seventh and walked three straight batters before he was taken out. Those three batters all came in to score to give London the lead.

Jonathan Henry collected the win for London. He gave up one run on two hits in an inning of work. 

Kitchener has now lost its last two games by a combined score of 35-30.

The Panthers have lost three straight games after winning six of its previous seven.

Kitchener will host Hamilton Thursday night for our Christmas in July game! First pitch is at 7:30 p.m.

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