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Connecticut Tigers fall to Staten Island Yankees in eight innings

August 12, 2018 12:00 am • Last Updated: August 12, 2018 7:21 pm

By Day staff reports

The Staten Island Yankees scored two runs in the top of the eighth inning and held on to beat the Connecticut Tigers 3-2 in the first game of a New York-Penn League doubleheader at Dodd Stadium in Norwich.

For the second day in a row, the second game of the doubleheader was canceled by rain.

The Tigers (24-28) took the lead in the bottom of the first inning when Eric De La Rosa singled home Clark Brinkman. Staten Island tied the game with a run in the top of the sixth. The game, scheduled for seven innings, headed to the eighth tied at 1-1.

Connecticut got a run back in the bottom of the eighth when Brinkman scored on a double play. But Isrrael De La Cruz struck out to end the game. Brinkman had two hits and scored twice.

The Tigers are off for the league's all-star break until Thursday, when they open a two-game series at Tri-City.

— Day staff reports

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