For the second straight game, Cleveland will face off against Blackman. The Blue Raiders will challenge the Blaze at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cleveland's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Blackman's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Cleveland's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Blackman hitters got past them. The Blue Raiders took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blaze on Friday.
For Blackman's part, Andy Beveridge tossed a big game, tossing 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Max Wilcox, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Mitchell Cunningham, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.
Blackman is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Cleveland, their loss dropped their record down to 30-10.
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