Baseball Preview: Burroughs Burros vs. Serrano Diamondbacks
Burroughs is on a four-game streak of home losses, Serrano an eight-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Burroughs Burros will take on the Serrano Diamondbacks at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Burroughs is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Burroughs fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Serrano on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Diamondbacks by a score of 5-4.
Blake Freese was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Michael Petrovich was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Burroughs' loss dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Serrano, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-15-1.
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