Baseball Game Preview: Frontier Titans vs. Bakersfield Drillers

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Previous Games

02/27/24 - Away	12-1 W
05/05/22 - Home	13-2 W
05/03/22 - Away	10-6 W
03/29/22 - Home	3-2 W
05/25/21 - Away	12-1 W
+ 5 more games

Frontier has gone 9-1 against Bakersfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Frontier Titans will take on the Bakersfield Drillers at 3:00 p.m. Frontier will be strutting in after a victory while Bakersfield will be coming in after a defeat.

Frontier took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Redwood, sneaking past 8-6.

Frontier let Jaylen Tia and Robert Salazar run wild. Tia got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run and two runs, while Salazar went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Reynolds, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.

They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: Frontier lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since the start of last season.

Meanwhile, Bakersfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They fell 8-4 to Tehachapi. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Bakersfield's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Frontier, the win got them back to even at 1-1.

Frontier took their victory against Bakersfield in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 12-1. Does Frontier have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bakersfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.