Following the relocation of an exhibition game originally scheduled to be played in Paducah, Ky., the Evansville Otters fell to the Southern Illinois Miners 6-1 Saturday night at Rent One Park.
The two clubs met for their second exhibition matchup in as many days.
Both offenses had opportunities with runners on base in the early innings, but both pitching staffs were able work around the base runners to keep the game scoreless.
Southern Illinois broke through first in the bottom of the fourth inning. The Miners strung together three straight hits, including RBI singles from Luke Bonfield and Steven Kraft to give the Miners a 2-0 lead.
The Otters were held in check in the run column through six innings by Miners starting pitcher Ryan McAuliffe.
A bases-loaded walk in the seventh inning made it 3-0 Miners, which was followed by Chris Iriart’s RBI single in the eighth to give the Miners a 4-0 advantage.
The Otters tallied a run in the top of the ninth but could not overcome the deficit as the Miners added a couple more insurance runs.
Evansville will return to Bosse Field the next couple days for Spring Training workouts before making a return trip to Rent One Park Tuesday morning for a 10 a.m. exhibition against Southern Illinois.
