Omaha Royals Tied Up with Portland Beavers 6-6 - AAA, Pacific Coast League

MLN - THE RAW FEED - www.mlntherawfeed.com - PEORIA , AZ – The Omaha Royals rallied from a 4-0 deficit, but had to settle for a 6-6 tie with the Portland Beavers on Saturday. The Royals are now 5-2-1 in Cactus League action.

Down 4-0 entering the sixth inning, Brian Buchanan drilled an RBI double to left. Jeff Nettles, son of former Yankee All-Star Graig Nettles, followed with a two-run homer to pull Omaha within a run.

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Mike Stodolka’s two-run triple with two outs in the top of the eighth put the Royals ahead 5-4. However, the Beavers rallied for two runs in the home half of the same stanza to retake the lead. Omaha tied it in the ninth with three consecutive two-out singles, with Chris Lubanski’s second hit of the game knotting the score.

On the mound, right-hander Devon Lowery tossed three scoreless innings of relief, allowing just one hit and one walk, while striking out two.

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