The Butler Blue Sox (13-8) beat the Chillicothe Paints (13-8) 5-1 on Thursday at Pullman Park behind Matt Albaugh, who went 2-4.
He tripled in the second inning and singled in the seventh inning.Kyle Thomas struck out nine hitters en route to the the Butler Blue Sox win. Thomas allowed one earned run, four hits and one walk over seven innings.
The Chillicothe Paints were led by Giancarlo Brugnoni's hitting. Brugnoni went 1-4, drove in one and scored one run. He homered in the seventh inning.
John Kuchno (0-1) took the loss for the Chillicothe Paints. He lasted just five innings, walked one, struck out three, and allowed five runs.