Baseball Game Preview: Torres Toros vs. Sotomayor Wolves

For the second straight game, Torres will face off against Sotomayor. The Toros will challenge the Wolves at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The last five games Torres has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

On Monday, Torres narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Sotomayor 6-4.

Rey Barreras and Jouse Solis Rojas were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Barreras pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Solis Rojas didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). At the plate, Barreras went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, while Solis Rojas went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs. Solis Rojas has been hot for a while, having posted at least one stolen base the last 17 times he's played.

In other batting news, Abraham Ramos and Angel Tostado did most of the damage at the plate: Ramos went 2-for-4 with five RBI and one run, while Tostado went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, one run, and one double. Tostado is becoming a predictor of Torres' success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 1-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Juan Barajas, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run.

Torres kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in 12 consecutive matchups.

Sotomayor's defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 12-4. As for Torres, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.