Baseball Preview: San Jose Bulldogs vs. Yerba Buena Aztec Warriors
San Jose is on a six-game streak of home losses, Yerba Buena a five-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The San Jose Bulldogs will take on the Yerba Buena Aztec Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
San Jose will head into Wednesday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Independence on Wednesday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 22-point loss they were dealt last Friday. San Jose fell just short of Independence by a score of 7-5.
Jason Aguilar put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Aguilar was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Luis Borja was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Christopher Garcia was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Even though they lost, San Jose always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Independence only posted an OBP of .308.
Meanwhile, Yerba Buena suffered a tough 14-4 defeat at the hands of Mt. Pleasant on Friday.
San Jose's loss dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Yerba Buena, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.
San Jose took their win against Yerba Buena in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 14-2. Will San Jose repeat their success, or does Yerba Buena have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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