Fredericksburg scored five times in the ninth inning to break a tie and claim a 7-2 win over Salem in Carolina League action Wednesday evening at Carilion Clinic Field.
The Nationals (14-25) used three hits, a pair of walks and a costly Red Sox error to push across five runs against three Salem pitchers.
The FredNats’ rally came one night after Salem scored four times in the ninth for a walk-off win.
Brady House’s two-run single gave Fredericksburg the lead for good. Paul Witt added an RBI single, and two more runs scored when Jose Colmenares reached on a two-out throwing error.
Caleb Bolden (1-2) suffered the loss after he allowed the first two batters in the ninth inning to reach. He was attempting to pitch a third inning of relief after he faced the minimum in the seventh and eighth innings.
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Cutter Coffey (2 for 4) gave the Red Sox (20-20) a 2-0 lead with his two-run double in the first inning.
Fredericksburg scored a run in the fourth and fifth innings to tie the game.
