Randy Wynne and Alex Phillips combined to strike out 15 Southern Illinois Miners hitters as the Evansville Otters defeated the Miners 4-1 on Tuesday night at Bosse Field in front of 1,018 fans.
A leadoff double from Joe Duncan and subsequent single from Kyle Davis pushed the Miners ahead in the top of the first inning.
Jeff Gardner tied the game in the bottom of the first with an RBI single to centerfield.
The Otters took the lead in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI single from Taylor Hillson.
Hunter Cullen drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and Gardner picked up his second RBI of the game with a bases loaded walk to make it 4-1 Evansville.
Those runs were more than enough for the Otters as Wynne and Phillips combined to limit the Miners to just one run to give Evansville the 4-1 victory.
Wynne gets his eighth win of the year after going eight innings, allowing just five hits, while tying a season high with 12 strike outs.
Kurt Heyer is hit with the loss for the Miners. Heyer went 5.1 innings, allowing four runs on 10 hits while striking out three.
Phillips secured his sixth save of the year by striking out the side in the ninth.
The series between the Otters and Miners continues tomorrow at 6:35 p.m. at Bosse Field with Spencer Medick on the mound for the Otters and Geno Encina for the Miners.
Coverage of the series with the Miners can be found on WUEV 91.5 FM and the Otters Digital Network presented by Kruckemeyer & Cohn with Sam Jellinek(play-by-play) and Bill McKeon(analyst) on the call.
The rest of the homestand for the Otters is marked with awesome promotions to finish off the home schedule this season. Thursday, August 23 will be College Night and another Thirsty Thursday presented by Working Distributors. The Otters want all college students to pack the stands at Bosse Field and make some noise for the Evansville Otters. Students can take a study break and enjoy an evening of baseball at Bosse Field. College alumni should also come representing and showing their school pride.
The Otters look to finish their regular season home schedule August 24-26 at Bosse Field with a bang against the River City Rascals.
