Baseball Game Preview: Rodriguez Mustangs vs. Vacaville Bulldogs

The Rodriguez Mustangs will square off against the Vacaville Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rodriguez is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.

For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last three times Rodriguez and Armijo have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Friday. The Mustangs put the hurt on the Royals with a sharp 8-2 victory.

Rodriguez got a great performance from Jackson Kolakoski as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Kolakoski has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.

On the hitting side, Sean O'Connell and Ben Vaughn did most of the damage at the plate: O'Connell got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Vaughn went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. That's the most stolen bases O'Connell has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Alejandro Campos, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.

Vacaville couldn't beat Campolindo on Friday even though they stacked five runs on them in the seventh inning. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 7-5. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Vacaville saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dom Yacovetti, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Luke Giaramita was another, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Rodriguez pushed their record up to 14-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Vacaville, their loss dropped their record down to 16-9.