Houston Apollos Beat Gary SouthShore RailCats 4-1

August 11 2021 The Houston Apollos scored four unanswered runs to defeat the Gary SouthShore RailCats 4-1. Gary SouthShore took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, but Houston answered with two runs in the second and added two more in the fifth. Houston finished with five hits and no errors while Gary SouthShore had three hits and one error.

Aaron Takacs led Houston with two hits, including a double, and drove in one run. Jared Fry added two RBI, while Blake Berry had one hit and one RBI. Ian Yetsko also doubled, and Dom DeRenzo scored once and drew two walks.

Matt Cronin earned the win for Houston after allowing two hits and one run over 5.1 innings. He walked three and struck out five. Keisy Portorreal recorded the save with 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out two.

Gary SouthShores three-hit attack included a double by J. Talamante and two hits from T. Walraven, who drove in the RailCats only run. Adam Heidenfelder took the loss after giving up four runs, three earned, on four hits in 4.2 innings.