ALBANY, N.Y. – The Albany Diamond Dogs scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to snap a 3-3 tie, then hung on for the win Sunday night, taking two out of three from the Bangor Blue Ox over the weekend in Northeast League baseball action.

Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd pitched six innings of four-hit ball as Bangor won Saturday’s second game 7-3. Albany had taken Saturday’s opener 7-6.

The Blue Ox trail first-place Newburgh, a 10-9 loser to Elmira, by one games with eight left to play in the second half.

In Sunday’s game, Jerome Tolliver and Rafael Mercado each homered to pace the Diamond Dogs. Ace reliever Chris Sinacori (5-3) earned the win, pitching 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief.

For Bangor, Corey Parker hit two singles. Andy Davis took the loss, falling to 5-7 on the season. He allowed eight hits, three earned runs and two walks.

In Saturday’s first game, the ‘Dogs roughed up Blue Ox starter R.J. Spang (7-4) for four runs on four hits and five walks in the first inning, and the Ox never recovered.

Bangor rallied for three runs in the seventh inning off Albany starter Terry Farrar (4-4) to get within one run, but Sinacori came in and slammed the door for his 12th save.

Tim Morrow paced Bangor with four hits, including a double and his 10th home run. Wade Evans and Jello Cox also doubled.

In Saturday’s second game, Boyd improved to 10-0 this season, leading the Ox to victory.

Boyd struck out three and didn’t walk anyone.

Chad White and Garret Quaintance added two singles each to pace the Blue Ox. Morrow, Lonnie Goldberg, Wes Shook and Chris Hummell each hit a double.

Diamond Dogs 7, Blue Ox 6

(Saturday’s First Game)

Bangor (22-9) Albany (20-11)

Name ab r h bi Name ab r h bi

Cox, lf 4 1 2 1 DeLeon, ss 3 1 1 0

Goldberg, 2b 4 0 1 0 Sullivan, 2b 2 2 1 0

White, cf 4 1 0 0 Tolliver, lf 3 2 1 1

Morrow, rf 4 3 4 2 Reinisch, 3b 3 1 2 3

Shook, dh 3 0 1 2 Gilliam, dh 4 0 1 0

Evans, ss 3 1 1 0 Mercado, 1b 4 0 1 0

a-Parker 0 0 0 0 Simon, cf 2 0 1 1

b-Delnoce 0 0 0 0 Mora, rf 3 0 1 2

Mota, c 4 0 1 0 Gordon, c 2 1 1 0

Quntnce, 3b 3 0 0 0

c-McDoniel 1 0 0 0

Hummell, 1b 2 0 1 1

Totals 32 6 11 6 Totals 26 7 10 7

a-walked for Evans in 7th

b-ran for Parker in 7th

c-grounded out for Quaintance in 7th

Bangor 011 100 3 – 6

Albany 400 003 x – 7

E – Evans 2B – Cox, Morrow, Evans; Reinisch, Mora 3B – Gilliam HR – Morrow (10) LOB – Bangor 8, Albany 8 DP – Quaintance to Goldberg to Hummell

PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO

Bangor

Spang (L, 7-4) 1 4 4 4 5 2

Chesmer 4 3 0 0 0 1

Hartman 2/3 3 3 3 2 0

Maddock 1/3 0 0 0 0 1

Albany

Farrar (W, 4-4) 6 1/3 10 6 6 2 7

Jenkins 0 1 0 0 1 0

Sinacori (S, 12) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0

TIME – 2:35 ATTENDANCE – 2,601

Blue Ox 7, Diamond Dogs 3

(Saturday’s Second Game)

Bangor (23-9) Albany (20-12)

Name ab r h bi Name ab r h bi

Cox, lf 3 1 0 0 Mariano, ss 4 0 1 1

Goldberg, 2b 4 1 1 1 Sullivan, 2b 4 0 0 0

White, cf 4 1 2 0 Tolliver, lf 3 2 2 2

Morrow, rf 1 1 1 1 Reinisch, 3b 2 0 1 0

McDoniel, rf 1 1 0 0 Gilliam, dh 3 0 0 0

Shook, dh 4 0 1 1 Mercado, 1b 3 0 1 0

Evans, ss 4 0 0 0 Simon, cf 3 0 0 0

Puleo, c 2 1 1 1 Mora, rf 2 1 0 0

Quntnce, 3b 4 0 2 0 Maier, c 2 0 0 0

Hummell, 1b 4 1 2 0

Totals 31 7 10 4 Totals 26 3 5 3

Bangor 410 100 1 – 7

Albany 100 001 1 – 3

E – Mariano, Maier 2B – Goldberg, Morrow, Shook, Hummell HR – Tolliver (5) LOB – Bangor 9, Albany 5 DP – Evans to Goldberg to Hummell; Jenkins to Mariano to Mercado SB – Goldberg 2, Cox

PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO

Bangor

Boyd (W, 10-0) 6 4 2 2 0 3

Smith 1 1 1 1 1 2

Albany

Sellner 3 2/3 9 6 5 1 2

Jenkins 3 1/3 1 1 1 4 5

HBP – Morrow by Sellner; Reinisch by Boyd, Mora by Smith WP – Jenkins TIME – 2:04 ATTENDANCE – 2,601

Diamond Dogs 5, Blue Ox 3

(Sunday’s game)

Bangor (23-10) Albany (21-12)

Name ab r h bi Name ab r h bi

Cox, lf 5 1 1 0 DeLeon, ss 4 0 1 0

Goldberg, 2b 3 0 1 0 Mariano, 2b 3 2 1 0

White, cf 4 0 0 0 Tolliver, lf 3 2 2 2

Shook, dh 2 0 0 0 Reinisch, 3b 4 0 0 0

Parker, 1b 3 1 2 0 Gilliam, dh 4 0 2 2

a-Hreben 0 0 0 0 Mercado, 1b 3 1 1 1

Hummell, 1b 1 0 0 0 Simon, cf 4 0 0 0

Evans, ss 3 0 1 0 Mora, rf 3 0 0 0

McDoniel, rf 2 0 0 0 Gordon, c 3 0 1 0

b-Puleo 1 0 0 0

c-Delnoce 0 0 0 0

Mota, c 4 0 0 0

Q’nt’nce, 3b 3 1 0 0

Totals 31 3 5 0 Totals 31 5 8 5

a-ran for Parker in 7th

b-reached on fielder’s choice for McDoniel in 7th

c-ran for Puleo in 7th

Bangor 000 010 020 – 3

Albany 010 002 02x – 5

E – Evans, Simon 2B – Gilliam 2 HR – Tolliver (6), Mercado (8) LOB – Bangor 7, Albany 5 DP – Evans to Parker S – Goldberg, Mariano

PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO

Bangor

Davis (L, 5-7) 7 2/3 8 5 3 2 3

Maddock 1/3 0 0 0 0 1

Albany

Reyes 6 3 1 1 0 7

Hasler 1 1/3 2 2 0 4 1

Sinacori (W, 5-3) 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 3

WP – Reyes TIME – 2:34 ATTENDANCE – 1554