Walk-off grand slam helps Sliders bury Grizzlies

Gateway had taken lead with five runs in top of the ninth

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Robbie Knapp capped a wild ninth inning with a two-out, walk-off grand slam Saturday night as the Midwest Sliders defeated the Gateway Grizzlies 10-8 at Oestrike Stadium in Ypsilanti, Mich.

Knapp's home run came against Scott Kelly, who followed Jamie Arneson into the game.

Arneson allowed a double and three walks, leaving with the bases loaded, a run in and nobody out.

Kelly (0-1) got a double play ball from Roberto Mena that forced a runner out at home. He then intentionally walked left-handed hitting Clay McCord to get to the right-handed hitting Knapp.

The Grizzlies (18-28) scored five times in the top of the ninth to overcome a 5-3 deficit. Alex Kerins got the Grizzlies' rally started with a one-out single.

Brandon Peters drove him in with a double to right center to cut the Sliders' lead to 5-4.

Brandon Johnson followed with a two-run homer to right to make it 6-5 Grizzlies.

Stephen Holdren then walked, and Charlie Lisk followed with an RBI triple to make it 7-5.

Chad Rothford drove in Lisk with a fielder's choice to put the Grizzlies up 8-5.

The Grizzlies took a 2-0 lead after the top of the first on a home run from Lisk. The Sliders (22-23) scored four times in the bottom of the first for a 4-2 lead.

Lisk finished 2-for-5 with the homer, triple and three RBIs. He leads the Frontier League in home runs with 16 and RBIs with 52. Peters was 3-for-4 with an RBI. Rothford was 2-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs.

The Grizzlies and Sliders will complete their three-game series with a 1:05 p.m. contest.

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