LAKEWOOD, NJ - The BlueClaws scored three unearned runs without a hit in the seventh inning and got five scoreless innings from their bullpen in a 6-3 win over Hickory on Tuesday afternoon at FirstEnergy Park.

The win gives the BlueClaws (18-13/47-53) two of three in the series from Hickory (16-15/54-47) and four of six in their homestand.

The BlueClaws took the lead with three runs in the seventh. Two scored on a dribbler in front of the plate by Carlos Duran and another on an error on third baseman Ti'Quan Forbes.

Zach Morris (5-1) threw three scoreless innings in relief. Jeff Singer threw a scoreless eighth, striking out the side, and Ismael Cabrera threw a scoreless ninth for his second save.

Hickory took the lead with two runs in the second inning, one on an Eric Jenkins groundout and another on an RBI double by Frandy de la Rosa.

The BlueClaws tied the game in the third on a two-run Jose Pujols home run, his 19th of the season. The ball, which went to the right-centerfield tiki bar, was originally ruled in-play, then over-turned after a conference between the umpires. Hickory, at that point, protested the game (the result of which will be determined by league President Eric Krupa).

The Crawdads would take the lead in the fourth on Ledarius Clark's opposite field home run, a lead they held until the BlueClaws three-run seventh inning.

Josh Tobias, Jose Pujols, and Wilson Garcia each had two hits for the BlueClaws in the win.

Lakewood starter Seranthony Dominguez gave up three runs in four innings and Hickory starter Wes Benjamin gave up two runs in four innings. Neither factored in the decision.

The BlueClaws will head to Augusta and open a series on Thursday with the GreenJackets.RHP Franklyn Kilome (3-7) starts for Lakewood in the series opener at 7:05 pm.

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