Patriotes drops game to Royals after late score

Patriotes stayed in it until the end, but Royals pulled away late in a 4-3 victory on Sunday. The game was tied at three with Royals batting in the bottom of the sixth when Mark Therrien singled off of Éric Lanneville, driving in one run.

Patriotes captured the lead in the first inning. François Duval homered in the first inning, scoring two runs.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, Royals tied things up at three. An error scored one run for Royals.

Royals scored three runs in the fifth inning. The big inning for Royals came thanks to a double by Andre Lagarde and a single by Nick Tasciyan.

Lagarde earned the win for Royals. He tossed three innings, allowing zero runs, zero hits, striking out six, and walking zero. Éric Lanneville took the loss for Patriotes. He went six innings, allowing four runs, six hits, and striking out four.

Jerdy Eastmond started the game for Royals. He went four innings, giving up three runs, six hits, and striking out two.

Duval, Frédéric Campeau, Carl Lemelin, Patrick Couillard, Eric Vaillancourt, and Mat Vaillancourt each managed one hit to lead Patriotes.

Lagarde went 2-for-3 at the plate as he led the team with two runs batted in. Royals didn't commit a single error in the field.