Capital had lost eight straight on the road, but on Saturday they dropped down to 8-17 to make it nine. They fell 9-5 to the Manzano Monarchs. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Monarchs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-0 on Saturday.
Diego Espinoza and Marcos Martinez stepped up to the plate in a big way. Espinoza went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI, while Martinez got on base in two of his three plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jesus Mejia, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
As for Manzano, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-15. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games.
On Manzano's side, Aidan Abeyta was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Abeyta is becoming a predictor of the Monarchs' success: when he posts at least three hits the team is undefeated (and 8-15 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Lord, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
As of now, neither Capital nor Manzano have any future games scheduled.
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