York beats Lancaster 6-2, extends winning streak to five games

Rhett Kouba gave York the steady start it needed and the Revolution turned a tight early game into a 6-2 win over Lancaster in a rain-shortened Fourth of July night at WellSpan Park.

Lancaster struck first when David Smith jumped on the very first pitch of the game and sent a leadoff home run to right. York answered immediately. Tomo Otosaka ripped a double off the top of the right-center fence and scored on Nick Dunn’s grounder to first, tying it 1-1. The Revolution moved ahead in the second when Ben Blackwell singled home Devonte Brown, though Mike Rosario was thrown out at the plate as York settled for just one run in the inning.

The game broke open in the fourth, when York put up four runs, all unearned after an earlier Lancaster error. Dunn doubled off the right-center fence, Brian Rey followed with a two-run homer, and Jacob Teter then went opposite field to left-center for a back-to-back shot that made it 6-1. Lancaster managed one more run in the fifth on Jalen Battles’ groundout, but that was all the Stormers could get across.

Kouba handled the rest with efficiency and control, working six innings, allowing two runs, striking out six and walking none. By the time a severe storm moved near the park, the tarp had gone on, off and back on again before rain buried the field and forced a 40-minute delay. The game was then called in the top of the seventh.

The Revolution came in after beating Lancaster 12-1 on July 3 behind Braden Scott’s 12 strikeouts, and the club later completed the sweep to finish a 6-0 homestand. York also had already reached a milestone earlier in the week, when its July 2 win over Staten Island became the 700th all-time victory at WellSpan Park.