Bears Win at Illinois, 8-7
Led by <Reginald Thompson:player#7111>, the <Colorado Bears:team#2> downed the <Illinois Warhawks:team#74>, 8-7. Thompson went 2-3 with 2 home runs and was hit by a pitch. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice for the Bears. The winning pitcher was <Jesús Bernal:player#10011>. He's now 8-10. He went 5.1 innings, allowing 4 runs on 8 hits for the Bears. <Bobby Etheridge:player#8370> converted his 27th save in 32 tries.

Thompson had a game-changing home run in the top of the sixth. On a 2-2 changeup from <Gil Glenn:player#11676>, he banged a 2-run  home run to right, giving the Bears a 6-4 lead. It was the 9th home run of the year for Thompson.

"We'll relax tonight and get back after it tomorrow," Thompson said after the game.

At 61-69, Colorado is in second place in the Frontier League East.



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