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Erie's Late Rally Tops Baysox, 4-3

Loss cuts Bowie's lead over Richmond to 1 1/2 games in fight for division's last playoff spot

Bowie couldn't hold on to an early lead as Erie rallied for a 4-3 victory Thursday night in Eastern League action.

The loss dropped Bowie to 71-59, and thanks to a Richmond victory, the Baysox now have just a 1 1/2-game lead over the Flying Squirrels for the Western Division's last playoff spot. 

In addition, division leader Harrisburg's 10-inning victory pushed Bowie to 2 1/2 games out of first place with 11 games left.

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got a sacrifice fly, and Pedro Florimon added a two-run single for a 3-0 Baysox lead in the fourth. But Erie began chipping away with a run in the fifth and another in the seventh.

Erie then scored twice in the bottom of the eighth against Armando Gabino (5-2) to pull out the victory. 

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