Brendon Neel had four RBIs, sparking the Richmond RiverRats (4-7) to a 5-1 victory over the Butler Blue Sox (5-5) on Sunday at McBride Stadium.

Adam Manner allowed no earned runs, four hits and two walks while striking out one over eight innings of work.

A bright spot for the Butler Blue Sox in the defeat was Ben Hartz, who allowed only one run while striking out six.

Matt Brankle improved to 1-0 on the year by picking up the win for the Richmond RiverRats. Brankle struck out none, walked one and gave up no hits.

Alex Martin (0-1) was the game's losing pitcher. He lasted just one-third of an inning, walked two, struck out one, and allowed four runs.