Benson's home run stops Columbus Clippers skid in win over the Nashville Sounds
Sunday's game: Clippers 5, Sounds 3
Recap: Will Benson hit his team-leading 14th home run of the season and the Columbus Clippers got a much needed victory against the division-leading Nashville Sounds. Benson's homer brought the Clippers back from a 3-2 deficit and helped snap a five-game losing streak. The Clippers, now 5 1/2 games behind Nashville, had been outscored 31-12 over that stretch. Tanner Tully struck out eight and allowed eight hits over 6 and 2/3 innings, Nick Mikolajchak (2-2) picked up the win in relief and Justin Garza cleaned up the ninth for his first save of the season. Bo Naylor hit a two-run homer in the second inning.
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Benson's home run stops Columbus Clippers skid in win over Nashville
