American is 2-8 against Hialeah since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The American Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hialeah Thoroughbreds at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday just wasn't the day for American's offense. Their rough 10-0 defeat to Coral Gables on Thursday might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, Hialeah made sure to put some runs up on the board against Coral Park on Tuesday. Hialeah walked away with a 10-5 win over Coral Park.
Branden Padro was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Padro has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Padro was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Chris Martinez looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Alex Perez, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four RBI and a double. David Suarez was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 4-for-5.
American's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Hialeah, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-6.
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