FRANKLIN, Wisc. - Bryce Konitzer had a solid effort on the mound giving up only one run on five hits with no walks and five strikeouts in 6.2 innings of work to pick up his third win of the season leading Oakland to an 8-2 series-opening win at Milwaukee on Friday.

Jared Miller went 3-for-5 with three runs scored while Tyler Trovinger hit 2-for-4 in the ballgame with a double and an RBI helping Oakland (10-22, 4-17 HL) snap a five-game skid. Cam Post went 2-for-4 with a walk and an RBI while Blake Griffith hit 2-for-4 with an RBI followed by Michael Stygles also hit 2-for-4.

Lorenzo Elion added a hit with a walk with a pair of runs scored. Brandon Heidal chipped in hitting 1-for-3 with an RBI while Brenton Phillips also had one of Oakland's 14 hits.

The Golden Grizzlies got on the board first off Trovinger's RBI double to score Miller in the third inning. Post added an RBI single to score Miller for the second time in the game in the top of the fifth giving Oakland a 2-0 lead.

After Milwaukee (15-21, 12-13 HL) pulled within a run in the bottom of the fifth, Heidal dropped a clutch sacrifice bunt to score Elion from third followed by Griffith with a RBI single scoring Ian Cleary to increase the lead to 4-1 in the top of the eighth.

Oakland then blew the game open in the top of the ninth inning getting four unearned runs as Miller scored for the third time off a passed ball followed by Drew Collins who crossed the plate off a wild pitch. Elion then scored off a throwing error followed by Phillips coming home off a wild pitch to secure an 8-1 lead.

Both teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday, May 1 beginning at 1 p.m. ET.

Game Notes:
» Miller had three base knocks in the game for Oakland.
» Konitzer struck out five Panthers hitters.
» Oakland's highest-scoring inning was the ninth, when it pushed four runs across.
» Oakland grabbed the lead at 1-0 in the top half of the third and never lost that advantage.
» Konitzer put together 6.2 innings of one-run ball for the Golden Grizzlies.
» Five Golden Grizzlies had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» The Golden Grizzlies out-hit the Panthers at a 14-8 clip.
» Oakland went 3-for-10 (.300) with runners in scoring position.
» Oakland pitchers faced 33 Milwaukee hitters in the game, allowing seven ground balls and 10 fly balls while striking out eight.
» The Golden Grizzlies drew five walks from Milwaukee pitching.
» Trovinger led the Golden Grizzlies at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
» Milwaukee was led offensively by junior Mitchell Buban, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and an RBI.





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