Baseball Preview: Miami Beach Hi-Tides vs. Hialeah Thoroughbreds
Miami Beach is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Hialeah is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Miami Beach Hi-Tides will take on the Hialeah Thoroughbreds at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Miami Beach earned an 11-6 win over ABF Academy Homestead.
Jacob Gaynor was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lenonx Munoz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hialeah narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past American 5-3.
Adrian Garcia tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Alex Perez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was David Suarez, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Miami Beach is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Hialeah, their win bumped their record up to 9-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Miami Beach has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Hialeah struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Miami Beach suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Hialeah when the teams last played back in March of 2021. Thankfully for Miami Beach, Luis Estrada (who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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