CHILLICOTHE, Ohio - The Chillicothe Paints, presented by Adena Health System, grabbed their fourth-straight win Wednesday night at VA Memorial Stadium, beating the Johnstown Mill Rats 9-5.

Down 1-0 in the bottom of the first, Colin Summerhill singled with two outs, scoring on a triple by Kent Reeser, tying the game 1-1.

The Paints (11-12) took the lead in he second. Alex Ludwick led off with a single, stealing second base a few pitches later. Nathan Karaffa doubled, scoring Ludwick and giving the Paints a 2-1 lead. Ryley Preece reached on a bunt single. Trey Maeker singled, scoring Karaffa. Nathan Rose brought home Preece on a groundout, giving the Paints a 4-1 advantage.

Johnstown (6-17) scored a run-each in the fifth and sixth innings, cutting the Paints' lead to 4-3, but Chillicothe struck with another multi-run inning in the bottom of the sixth.

Ludwick singled to start the inning, then stole second and third. The throw to third by the Mill Rats' catcher sailed into left field, allowing Ludwick to score. Two batters later, Preece and Maeker were both hit by a pitch and Rose walked, loading the bases with one out. Jake Silverstein singled home Preece. Kent Reeser walked with the bases loaded, scoring Maeker and Isaac Bair hit a two-out, two-run single, scoring Rose and Silverstein, giving the Paints a 9-3 lead.

Johnstown got a run in the seventh and one in the ninth, but the Paints held on for the 9-5 win.

Chillicothe starting pitcher Andrew Clelland (1-2) earned his first win of the season, allowing two runs on four hits, walking four and striking out five over five innings. Justin Diefenbach threw three innings, allowing two runs on four hits, walking one and striking out two. Ruben Ramirez threw the ninth for Chillicothe, allowing a run on two hits and striking out one.

Johnstown starter Jon McCullough (0-2) took the loss, allowing five runs on eight hits and striking out six over 5 1/3 innings. Brendan Gray failed to record an out, allowing three runs, one earned, on one walk and two hit batters. Will Conroy pitched the final 2 2/3 innings for the Mill Rats, allowing a run on two hits, walking three and striking out one.

The Paints head to Johnstown, Pa., to play the Mill Rats Thursday and Friday. Both games are slated to begin at 7:05 p.m. at Sargent's Stadium at the Point. Tyler Wehrle is expected to start Thursday for the Paints, while Will Lozinak will go for Johnstown. All games can be heard on 100.9 WXIZ-FM, ChillicothePaints.com and on the free Paints mobile app.