Rockets drop sixth straight

FORT WAYNE — In most baseball games, 13 runs would be more than enough to win the game.

That many runs would have won 26 of the Rockets’ 30 games so far this season. It wasn’t enough on Tuesday.

The Portland Rockets fell in a high scoring affair to the Fort Wayne Renegades 15-13 on Tuesday, extending their losing streak to six games.

Things fell apart quickly for the Rockets as they gave up 11 runs in the first four innings when the Renegades pushed four runs home in the third and five more in the fourth.

Starting pitcher Sam Dunlavy surrendered 10 runs through three innings before being removed in the fourth without recording an out. The runs were scored on four doubles and six singles. 

Nick Bailey gave up five runs in relief during three innings of work as well.

Joel Kennedy’s three hits and four RBIs — including a three-run home run — lifted the Rocket’s offense, but it wasn’t enough to mount a comeback. 

Jared Holley was the only other player to drive in multiple runs for the Rockets. Holley and Jacob Barr were the only other players to earn multiple hits in the game smacking a double and a single.

Ty Layson earned the win for the Renegades, giving up six runs over seven innings.

The Renegades’ relief pitcher started to falter in the eighth inning, allowing four walks and a single to let the Rockets mount a comeback. Portland only scored three runs coming up short of a tie before Donivan Massing shut the door in the ninth.

Michael Berwick led the offensive charge for Fort Wayne, driving in four runs off of two hits including a double. Three more players had a pair of RBIs for the Renegades as well.