RENO, Nev. (Interstat) — The Salt Lake Bees scored twice in the seventh inning to break open a close game and defeated the Reno Aces 5-2 on Sunday evening at Greater Nevada Field.

Niko Kavadas delivered a key two-run double in the seventh to provide crucial insurance. Denzer Guzman also had two RBIs for the Bees, who managed five runs on eight hits despite being out-hit by the Aces 10-8.

Winning pitcher Dylan Phillips improved to 2-0 after throwing 3 2/3 scoreless innings of relief. José Fermin earned his second save. Reno’s Bryce Jarvis took the loss.

The victory gave Salt Lake a split of the six-game series and improved its record to 5-9. Reno fell to 9-5. Attendance was 2,715 and the game took 3 hours, 3 minutes.