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Moon Dogs Outscore River Bats
The Mankato Moon Dogs outscored the River Bats 12-8 Thursday night. Mankato scored 5 runs in the 2nd inning and 7 more runs in the 5th inning. C.J. Gillman went 2-3 with a homerun and 3 RBIs for the Bats. Zach Hirsch threw 2 innings with 4 hits and 5 runs (0 ER) to take the loss. St. Cloud managed 6 hits while Mankato had 14 hits but 4 errors. The Bats are 7-7 in the 2nd half of the season and 2 games back of first place Alexandria in the 2nd half North Division Standings.
The Bats will host Brainerd tonight at 7:05, pregame on AM 1390-the Fan at 6:35. It's Summertime St. Patty's Day presented by Bernicks Miller Lite. The River Bats will be wearing Irish style uniforms. The first 500 fans (21 and older) will receive a River Bats pint glass. A fireworks extravaganza will follow tonight's game.
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