Downey fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Gahr on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Gladiators by a score of 4-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Gladiators this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-0 on Tuesday.
Ozzy De La Cruz was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 7.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off nine hits (and only one walk). What's more, he gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in March.
At the plate, Downey saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Roel Mercedes, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
This is the second loss in a row for Downey and nudges their season record down to 15-12. As for Gahr, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-9-1.
While Downey had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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