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Clark Leads Bowie Over Akron

Starter goes 8 2/3 innings to help Baysox top Akron, 6-2.

Zach Clark just missed a complete game and pitched well again to help Bowie to a 6-2 victory over Akron Thursday.

Clark retired the first 14 Aeros he faced and wound up throwing 123 pitches.  He allowed only two earned runs on three hits and improved to 4-1 with a 3.05 ERA.

Raul Rivero came on to get the final out.

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Bowie (18-16) took command with a five-run third inning. Brandon Waring's two-run single was the big hit. Pedro Florimon added an RBI single in the seventh to make it 6-1.

The Baysox now have a one-game lead over both Altoona and Harrisburg in the Eastern League's Western Division.

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