For the second straight game, Lopez will face off against Pace. The Lobos will host the Vikings at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lopez has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since February 17.
Things were looking good for Lopez after they put the first run on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They came up short against Pace, falling 14-4.
For Pace's part, they got a massive performance out of Abraham Gutierrez, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those four hits gave Gutierrez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Francisco Galaviz, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and two RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Pace kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 20 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.9 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 10.6.
The win made it two in a row for Pace and bumps their season record up to 6-10. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.5 runs over those games. As for Lopez, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12-1.
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