Baseball Recap: Thursday's Victory Is Rio Grande's Fourth in Last Five Outings

Rio Grande was handed a heart-breaking two-run loss in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Albuquerque on Thursday. The Rio Grande Ravens' pitcher stepped up to hand the Albuquerque Bulldogs a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Ravens, who have now won four contests by nine runs or more so far this season.

Luis Salinas was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Rio Grande is 3-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 1-3 otherwise. Salinas was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.

Jackson Brettelle

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/20/25 vs Albuquerque	3
03/08/25 vs Los Alamos	2
03/07/25 vs St. Michael's	2
03/06/25 vs Cibola	2
03/01/25 @ Cibola	2

In other batting news, Jackson Brettelle and Reyes Martinez did most of the damage at the plate: Brettelle scored two runs while going 3-for-3, while Martinez went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. The dominant performance also gave Brettelle a new career-high in RBI (three). Lorenzo Martinez was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.

Rio Grande always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Albuquerque only posted an OBP of .235.

Rio Grande is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. Albuquerque is on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10.

Coming up, Rio Grande will host Manzano at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rio Grande's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Manzano's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Albuquerque, they will square off against Valencia at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.