'Nadoes rally past Pittsfield.

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PITTSFIELD - The Tornadoes rallied for five runs with two outs in the fifth, turning a 5-4 deficit into a four-run lead, and then cruised to their second straight victory, 11-5, with four Worcester relievers holding the Pittsfield Colonials hitless over the final five innings.

Worcester's Ryan Crespi, batting ninth, paced a 14-hit attack, going 3 for 5 with a triple, two runs and an RBI. Leadoff hitter Alex Nunez and cleanup hitter Mark Minicozzi each homered and combined for five runs and five RBIs.

Minicozzi led off the fifth with a walk but remained at first until Alex Fernandez doubled him to third with two outs. Boomer Blanchard followed with a go-ahead two-run single and scored on a single by Crespi, who came home on a homer by Nunez.

The Tornadoes scored in each of...

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