The Anchorage Bucs (8-12) came out firing, but couldn't hang on to the lead, ending up on the losing side of a 2-1 ballgame against the Matsu Miners (16-4) on Thursday at Mulcahy Field.

The Matsu Miners took the lead in the seventh inning on a sacrifice fly by Tyler Wolfe.

Calvin LeBrun picked up the win for the Matsu Miners. LeBrun allowed one earned run, five hits and one walk while striking out four over 6 2/3 innings of work.

A bright spot for the Anchorage Bucs in the defeat was Aaron Soto, who allowed only two runs while striking out five.

Soto ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with his first loss of the year.