Bats 8, PawSox 1: Crook leads late Louisville rally

PAWTUCKET — Narciso Crook hit a three-run triple in the seventh inning, leading the Louisville Bats to an 8-1 win over the Pawtucket Red Sox on Wednesday night at McCoy Stadium.

The triple by Crook started the scoring in a five-run inning and gave the Bats a 4-1 lead. Later in the inning, Stuart Turner hit an RBI double and then scored on a single by Scott Schebler.

Crook added a two-run homer in the eighth inning to close out the Louisville scoring.

Brad Markey (2-3) got the win with three innings of scoreless, one-hit relief. Alex Wood, on a rehab assignment from the Cincinnati Reds, pitched the first two innings for Louisville and allowed two hits while striking out three.

Domingo Tapia (2-2) took the loss for Pawtucket, giving up five runs on four hits in 1 1/3 innings. Pawtucket outfielder Cole Sturgeon pitched for the second time this season and threw a scoreless, hitless ninth inning with one strikeout.

Pawtucket got its run in the fifth inning on a double steal. Tzu-Wei Lin swiped second and Juan Centeno came home for the PawSox' only run.

Rusney Castillo had two of Pawtucket's six hits and stole a base.