Mudcats Beat Charleston To Snap Skid

ZEBULON – The Carolina Mudcats stopped a four-game losing streak on Sunday as they jumped out to first inning lead and never looked back, defeating the Charleston RiverDogs 6-2 at Five County Stadium.

Carolina (35-20) struck in the first inning as Jesus Made tripled to right center and trotted home when Jose Anderson lined a ball over the left field wall for his first home run of the season and a 2-0 advantage.

The Mudcats lead grew to 4-0 after Luis Lameda singled home a run in the second and in the third, a sacrifice fly from Anderson allowed Braylon Payne to score. 

Charleston (28-29) got a run back in the fourth inning against Dikember Sanchez (W, 2-0) on a sacrifice fly to trim the deficit to 4-1. 

The RiverDogs pulled closer in the sixth inning thanks to a single from Angel Mateo that cut the Mudcats in half, 4-2. 

Carolina had a response in the sixth when Filippo Di Turi cracked his seventh home run of the season to give the Mudcats a 5-2 lead. 

In the eighth Made delivered again, this time with a two-out single to give the Mudcats a 6-2 advantage. 

Bjorn Johnson (S, 2) worked four scoreless innings to close out the game. 

The Mudcats hit the road on Tuesday night as they begin a six-game series at Lynchburg. First pitch of the series opener is set for 6:30 P.M.