By Associated Press - Tuesday, July 10, 2018

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Rhett Wiseman hit a solo home run in the ninth inning, leading the Potomac Nationals to a 7-4 win over the Lynchburg Hillcats on Tuesday.

The home run by Wiseman, part of a four-run inning, tied the game 4-4 before Nick Banks and Jack Sundberg scored on a wild pitch, and David Masters scored on a sacrifice fly later in the inning.

Emmanuel Tapia hit an RBI single, scoring Conner Capel in the fourth inning to give the Hillcats a 1-0 lead. The Nationals came back to take a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning when Ian Sagdal hit a two-run home run.



Lynchburg regained the lead 4-2 after it scored three runs in the sixth inning on a two-run single by Alexis Pantoja and an RBI single by Capel.

Potomac cut the deficit to 4-3 in the seventh when Wiseman scored on a ground out.

Taylor Guilbeau (1-0) got the win with a scoreless inning in relief while Dalbert Siri (1-4) took the loss in the Carolina League game. James Bourque retired the side in order for his fourth save of the season.

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This story was generated by Automated Insights ( http://www.automatedinsights.com ) using data from and in cooperation with MLB Advanced Media and Minor League Baseball, http://www.milb.com

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