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Minot finished the night with 10 runners left on base.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the eighth inning, the Larks got the go-ahead. With one out, Jayder Raifstanger took new Hot Tot reliever Josh Livengood deep to right field. Raifstanger\u2019s first home run of the summer made it 2-1 Larks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bismarck\u2019s bullpen was a one-man band of Noah Phan. Phan pitched three innings to shut the door, leaving the tying run at second base in the ninth inning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bismarck was able to find a way out of Minot with a win in hand, only to come back tomorrow in hopes of evening the season series. The first pitch of Fourth of July baseball is scheduled for 4:05 pm CT.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Braden Booth was chosen as <\/span><b>SportClips MVP<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for his efforts on the hill. 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