LAKEWOOD, NJ - The BlueClaws won their third straight game in topping West Virginia 6-4 on Thursday night at FirstEnergy Park. Lakewood got 4.2 innings of one-run ball from two relievers, Jake Waguespack and Luis Morales, in winning three straight games for the first time in 2016.

Each BlueClaw had a hit in the game, but the biggest came from Deivi Grullon in the seventh, a two-run double to put the BlueClaws up 6-3.

Jake Waguespack (2.2 IP, 0 R) and Luis Morales (2 IP, 1 R) combined for 4.2 innings of relief, with Waguespack improving to 3-0 with the win and Morales earning his first save.

The BlueClaws jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second inning on Jan Hernandez's third home run of the season. They added another run in the third on a SAC fly by Wilson Garcia to go up 2-0.

The Power responded with three runs in the fifth off Shane Watson, who exited one out into inning having walked three and hit three in the game. Ke'Bryan Hayes hit a two-run double down the left-field line off Watson on the final pitch the right-hander threw in the game. Jake Waguespack came on for Watson to escape further damage.

Lakewood responded with two in the bottom of the fifth to re-take the lead. They tied the game on a bases loaded walk to Jose Pujols and took the lead on a fielder's choice groundout by Damek Tomscha. Then in the seventh, Jose Pujols doubled to start a rally which included a Tomscha walk and a two-run double by Deivi Grullon to put the BlueClaws up 6-3.

Emmanuel Marrero and Brendon Hayden each had two hits for the BlueClaws while Wilson Garcia had a single that extended his hitting streak to 12.

The series with West Virginia continues on Friday night at 7:05 pm. RHP Luke Leftwich (2-1) starts for Lakewood against RHP Brett Helton (1-1).

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