Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Canton Royals 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 1 Metro Gators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1

The Royals took on the Metro Gators on Thursday in Peabody and gave the ball to starter Justin Chere. After missing his last start with a bit of arm trouble, Chere bounced back in a big way firing 6 scoreless innings allowing 2 hits with 0 walks and 7 strikeouts. Chris Johnson drove in Nico Rodriguez in the second inning and the game remained 1-0 until the top of the seventh when Ryan Ritell singled up the middle with the bases loaded to add two insurance runs. Eddie Lockhart pitched a scoreless seventh to pick up his second save of the season capping a 3-0 victory for the Royals.