Tim Carty led off the seventh by getting drilled by a pitch prior to a Chris Briggs walk. Spencer Kuehn followed with an RBI single to edge Key West in front, 4-3. Andrew Redman then doubled in a pair of runs, Kenny Capesius singled home Redman and Dan Spain, Saturday's All-Star Game MVP, drove a sacrifice fly to center field to complete the five-run inning.
A bases loaded walk by Capesius and an RBI single by Austin Bradley in the eighth gave the Ramblers their final 10-5 cushion after Epworth had drawn back to within three with a run each in the seventh and eighth innings.
Spencer Kuehn earned the win in by firing the final four innings in relief of starter Ben Cottrell. Kuehn allowed two runs (one earned), five hits and two walks and struck out six. Cottrell worked the first five innings, showing dominant stuff with eight strikeouts, although he struggled with his control (six walks).
Third baseman Tim Carty had perhaps his best game of the season with a 3-for-5 day that included a double and his first home run of 2012. Carty also scored three runs and had an RBI. His solo shot to lead off the fifth briefly gave Key West the lead at 3-2.
Andrew Redman joined Carty with three hits of his own, including a double. Redman scored twice and drove in two runs. Chris Briggs continued his hot hitting with a 2-for-4 effort. Briggs' third-inning RBI single gave him 36 runs driven in for the season, eclipsing his own team record of 35 RBIs in 2010.
Key West has now won 13 of its last 14 games, a stretch that dates back to June 14. The Ramblers will put their unblemished Prairie League record on the line again on Thursday when they play Peosta at A.J. Spiegel Park at 7 p.m.
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