Michael Messier kept the Victor RailRiders (2-1) off the board during his six innings of work and the Utica Brewers (3-2) beat the Victor RailRiders, 9-2.
Messier struck out four and allowed one walk and two hits.
The biggest inning for the Utica Brewers was the seventh. In the inning the Utica Brewers scored eight runs. The Utica Brewers scored in the seventh on a two-run single by Jared Baldinelli, , an RBI single by Trey Bridis, an RBI single by Bridis, a two-run double by Alex Core, and an RBI single by Aaron Smith.
The Utica Brewers were led by a flawless day at the dish by Smith, who went 3-3 against the Victor RailRiders' pitching.
Luke Tomczyk ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with his first loss of the year. He lasted just five innings, walked one, struck out six, and allowed one run.