LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Lexington didn’t need any heroics on Friday night.
In an Atlantic League series that had high drama at the end in its first three games, the Legends enjoyed a ho-hum 6-2 victory over Charleston at Legends Field.
Lexington starter Colton Eastman saw to it with six innings of three-hit ball and 10 strikeouts.
The Dirty Birds (21-31 second half, 51-64 overall) scored a run in the first inning and another in the second to lead 1-0 and 2-1 before Lexington (27-25 second half, 58-57 overall) tallied five unanswered to pull away.
Of Charleston’s three hits, two were home runs – solo shots by Alsander Womack and Alan Alonso.
Starter Luis de Avila took the decision for the Dirty Birds, yielding four runs, all earned, on six hits in six frames. He fanned five Legends and walke