Oneonta's offense broke out of a recent slump Thursday night.
The Tigers had 19 hits en route to a 13-2 New York-Penn League rout of host Tri-City at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium. The O-Tigers had lost five of six games entering Thursday.
Oneonta (18-13) leads the Stedler Division by a game over Vermont (18-15), a 5-2 winner over Lowell on Thursday. The Tigers play at Tri-City at 7 p.m. today, then host the ValleyCats at 2 p.m. Saturday at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown. The teams then play a doubleheader at Damaschke field starting at 6:05 p.m. Sunday.
Carmelo Jaime hit his first two professional home runs to lead the Tigers. His first came in the second inning off losing pitcher Brandt Walker. His second came in the sixth, a two-run shot off Antonio Noguera.
Jaime, who is hitting .295, finished 3-for-4 with four runs and four RBIs.
Keith Hernandez, who had two hits, also homered for the O-Tigers, who opened a 3-0 lead after two innings and led, 13-0, before Tri-City scored twice in the bottom of the ninth.
Michael Rockett and Luis Palacios also had three hits apiece for the Tigers. Jamie Johnson, Rawley Bishop and John Murrian each finished with two hits.
Winning pitcher Adam Wilk scattered three hits over seven innings. He struck out eight and walked none. Wilk (2-0) has an ERA of 0.30 this season. Mike LaLuna pitched the final two innings, giving up two runs on three hits. He struck out two and walked two.
