Baseball Preview: Santa Ana Saints vs. Orange Panthers
Santa Ana is 1-9 against Orange since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Santa Ana Saints will head out on the road to square off against the Orange Panthers at 3:15 p.m.
Santa Ana's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Orange.
Cristian Nieto spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Santa Ana's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Lopez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Lopez is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played.
Santa Ana is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-11-1 record this season. As for Orange, they dropped their record down to 5-19 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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