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Former Raptors pitcher Christian Day and four Rocky Mountain relievers kept Ogden’s bats in check Sunday afternoon as the Raptors fell 10-4 to end the six-game, two-site series between the two teams in a 3-3 tie early in the second half.

Day threw a no-hitter in four innings, at which point the Vibes (24-28, 3-3 second half) led 5-0 against Ogden starter Adrian Santa Cruz.

Santa Cruz allowed four earned runs on six hits and three walks for Ogden (25-29, 3-3). Austin Chouinard’s two-run single in the fourth inning gave the home team a five-run lead.

Ogden outfielder Pearce Howard ended Day’s no-hitter with a double to open the fifth inning. RBI singles by True Fontenot and Elliott Good and a sacrifice fly by Jack Cone cut the deficit to 5-3 and ended Day’s day.

When Landen Barns hit a single with two outs and a nice triple at the break of the seventh inning to make it 6-4, it looked like the Raptors still had enough offensive power in the tank to win the series.

That changed in the eighth inning. Against Raptors relief pitcher Dylan Matsuoka, Dane Tofteland scored a run with a triple, scored himself with a wild pitch, and Stephen Wilmer hit a solo home run to make the final score 10-4.

Good was the only multiple-hit batter for Ogden with two hits, and Rocky Mountain defeated the Raptors 15-7.

Shortstop Josh Day hit 4 for 4 and scored three times, leading the Vibes at the plate.

Ogden remains on the road and faces Northern Colorado (32-21, 4-2) from July 23-28.

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