Grizzlies fall to ThunderBolts

The Gateway Grizzlies fell 10-6 to the Windy City ThunderBolts on Saturday to drop the second of a three-game series in front of 5,249 fans at GCS Ballpark in Sauget.

Grizzlies starter Mark Brackman (2-5) lasted just three innings. He allowed seven runs on nine Windy City hits. He struck out three.

The Grizzlies (14-26) roughed up Windy City starter Tyler Kelsey for four runs in the first two innings before he settled in to pitch five innings, and earn the win.

Charlie Lisk and Joseph Scaperotta each singled in the first inning to drive in runs for Gateway.

The first-inning hit by Scaperotta extended his franchise-record hitting streak to 23 games. He finished 1-for-3.

Brandon Johnson drove in another run in the second inning, with a ground out to first.

Windy City (23-18) led 7-4 when Brad Thoma hit his second home run of the year, a two-run shot, to pull the Grizzlies within a run.

That is as close as Gateway would get. Thoma finished 2-for-4 with a double, the home run, two RBIs and two runs scored.

The ThunderBolts added a single run in the seventh to make it 8-6. They added a pair of runs in the ninth to stretch their advantage to 10-6.

The Grizzlies and ThunderBolts will conclude their three-game series with a 6:05 p.m. game today at GCS Ballpark.