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Mankato would flip the script in the second inning, scoring four on three hits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That lead didn\u2019t last long. Two outs into the bottom of the second, Matt Toomey walked up with the bases loaded. On the first pitch, Toomey would not miss. He crushed a grand slam to right field and the Tots went back up 6-4. Three more runs would be scored on three straight doubles, bringing the tally to 9-4 Minot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eventually, the pitchers would find success of their own. Parker Cadacio tossed four innings of relief, allowing two runs in the back end. Those two runs scored on a Miken Miller home run and would prove to be big for the MoonDogs, starting the late-inning rally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Down 12-6 going into the seventh inning, Mankato needed a heaping of runs to stay in the contest. A two-run home run from Collin Jennings\u00a0 cut the deficit to four and consecutive RBI singles later in the frame brought the score to 12-10.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minot had the lead still, but with the MoonDogs coming back, the win was still in question. For the last eight outs, the Hot Tots turned to Josh Livengood, their dependable late-game arm. Livengood shut out Mankato in the eighth inning, using the help of a double play to do so. In the ninth, still pitching in a 12-10 game, Livengood recorded two strikeouts including a swing-and-miss strike three to end the game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With Tuesday\u2019s <\/span><b>Sky Dancer Casino Big Win<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the Hot Tots have now won three in-a-row at home. They will finish a four-game home stand on Wednesday against Mankato. 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