Fulton Railroaders watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 9-2 loss to Paducah Chiefs on Saturday. Paducah Chiefs scored on an error in the second inning.

The Fulton Railroaders struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively containing Paducah Chiefs, giving up nine runs.

Paducah Chiefs pulled away for good with two runs in the second inning. In the second an error scored one run for Paducah Chiefs.

Paducah Chiefs scored four runs in the third inning. Paducah Chiefs' big inning was driven by a sac fly by Andrew Lannon, a home run by Nick Shumaker, and a groundout by Tyler Hubbard.

Tanner Smith was the winning pitcher for Paducah Chiefs. He surrendered two runs on four hits over six innings, striking out five and walking one. John Dowless and JC Goins entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief.

Hayden Fox took the loss for Fulton Railroaders. He went six innings, allowing nine runs on eight hits and striking out six.

Fulton Railroaders smacked two home runs on the day. Noah Haupt went for the long ball in the first inning. Tyler McCown had a long ball in the sixth inning.

Fulton Railroaders totaled six hits. Conner Brandon and Justin Rodriguez all managed multiple hits for Fulton Railroaders. Rodriguez and Brandon each collected two hits to lead Fulton Railroaders.

Paducah Chiefs tallied nine hits. Hubbard, Shumaker, and Peyton Sockwell each collected multiple hits for Paducah Chiefs.