LAKEWOOD, NJ - Damek Tomscha delivered a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning as the BlueClaws topped West Virginia 2-1 on Saturday afternoon at FirstEnergy Park to win their fifth game in a row.

West Virginia's Cole Tucker had tied the game on a solo home run off Robert Tasin in the top of the ninth inning before Tomscha's heroics in the bottom of the inning. Josh Tobias scored the winning run after leading off with a walk. He was bunted to second by Wilson Garcia before Jose Pujols popped out, setting the stage for Tomscha. It was the BlueClaws first walk-off win of 2016 after they had five last year.

The BlueClaws have now won five straight for the first time this year and improved to 14-20. They're 9-4 in their last 13 games. West Virginia fell to 18-17 on the year.

The game's first run came in the fourth inning on a Jose Pujols RBI single off starter Dario Argazal. Argazal gave up just that run over seven innings of work. Daniel Zamora (2-1), took the loss.

Lakewood starter Harold Arauz, meanwhile, threw seven scoreless innings with a career high eight strikeouts, but didn't factor in the decision. Sutter McLoughlin threw a 1-2-3 eighth inning in his BlueClaws debut.

Tomscha had two hits, including the winner, for the BlueClaws.

The teams complete their series on Sunday afternoon at 1:05 pm. RHP Franklyn Kilome (0-4) starts for Lakewood against RHP Mitch Keller (3-1).

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