LOUISVILLE (Interstat) — Ben Wereski struck out eight over five innings and Louisville defeated Columbus 6-4 Sunday afternoon at Louisville Slugger Field. Wereski allowed one earned run and two hits to improve to 5-3. Hunter Parks earned his 13th save with a scoreless ninth. Ben Lively took the loss, dropping to 0-3 after giving up two earned runs and six hits in five innings.

Kody Huff hit two home runs and drove in two for Columbus, which had eight hits. Francisco Urbaez homered and added two RBIs for Louisville, and Dominic Pitelli also drove in two. The Bats finished with nine hits and grounded into three double plays. Carlos Hernández and Ryan Webb each threw a scoreless inning for Columbus, while Jared Lyons and Zach Maxwell worked in relief for Louisville. Louisville improved to 62-76-1. Columbus fell to 75-64. The International League game was played in 2 hours, 19 minutes before 4,863 fans.