Cleveland lost against Birmingham back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Cleveland Cavaliers fell 7-3 to the Birmingham Patriots. Cleveland has not had much luck with Birmingham recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
For Birmingham's part, Rebecca Lozano spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on ten hits and racked up six Ks. Lozano has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Birmingham got a massive performance out of Rachel Lowry, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jazmine Olmos, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Cleveland's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Birmingham, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 9-3.
Cleveland will be playing at home against El Camino Real at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. El Camino Real is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Birmingham, they will head out on the road to take on Chatsworth at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Chatsworth: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Birmingham has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
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