Photo by RS. Konjek

BRANTFORD – The Brantford Red Sox broke a 6-6 tie with two runs in the eighth inning to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 8-6 Tuesday night at Arnold Anderson Stadium.

The best-of-seven quarter-final is tied 2-2.

Andris Rizquez singled twice and had an RBI and a run in the win. Cody Mombourquette and Dan Jagdeo each drove in a run and scored once, Nate DeSouza and Benjamin Bostick both had an RBI, Ricky Murray scored twice, and Nic Burdett and Brandon Dailey each plated a run.

David Hatt (1-0) picked up the win, giving up a run on one hit with two strikeouts in 1.2 innings of relief. Stefan Strecker threw a scoreless ninth inning and walked one for his first save. Christian Garcia started and allowed five runs on seven hits in 5.1 innings. He walked two and struck out five.

Justin Marra hit a solo home run for the Leafs. Jonathan Solazzo and Connor Lewis each drove in a pair of runs, Adam Odd singled, doubled and scored twice, and Grant Tamane had an RBI and a run.

Pedro De Los Santos (0-1) went all eight innings, allowing eight runs (seven earned) on nine hits with two walks and 12 strikeouts.