Melbourne is 5-0 against Space Coast since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Melbourne Bulldogs are on the road again to play the Space Coast Vipers at 6:00 p.m. Neither Melbourne nor Space Coast posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Tuesday, Melbourne didn't have quite enough to beat Merritt Island and fell 3-2.
Dominic Tamburrino was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
At the plate, Melbourne saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Victor Gonzalez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Space Coast fell victim to Astronaut and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 14-0 walloping at the hands of the War Eagles. Space Coast just can't catch a break and has now endured four losses in a row.
Melbourne's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-12. As for Space Coast, their record is now 1-22.
Everything went Melbourne's way against Space Coast when the teams last played back in February as Melbourne made off with a 12-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Melbourne since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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