John Pryor kept the Terre Haute Rex (17-12) off the board during his six innings of work and the Springfield Sliders (16-13) beat the Terre Haute Rex, 8-2.
Pryor struck out six and allowed three walks and five hits.
The Springfield Sliders blew out the Terre Haute Rex thanks to 14 hits, including zero extra base hits. The Springfield Sliders scored three runs in the third on the Springfield Sliders scored in the third on an RBI double by Jason Galeano, an RBI double by Victor Garcia, and an RBI single by Jason Santana.
Nick Maton got on base three times in the game for the Springfield Sliders. He scored one run and had one RBI. He singled in the first inning and tripled in the ninth inning.
Michael Klein ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with his first loss of the year. He lasted just 2 1/3 innings, walked two, struck out two, and allowed four runs.