TROY, NY ( NEWS10 ) — The Tri-City ValleyCats fell 4-2 on Opening Night to the Brockton Rox at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium on Saturday.
Brockton opened the scoring in the second inning. Derek Bender led off with a single against Arlo Mayrnczak and moved to second on a passed ball. Evan Giordano then collected an RBI single to give the Rox a 1-0 lead.
The ValleyCats would not respond until the seventh. Demias Jimerson ripped a triple off John Henry for Tri-City’s first hit of the night, before Santino Rosso picked up a pinch-hit RBI single to tie the game 1-1…