El Paso fell victim to Jefferson and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Jefferson Silver Foxes by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, El Paso's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
For Jefferson's part, Ricardo Osuna made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Osuna has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than 11 strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Osuna was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and a double.
Osuna wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Joseph Quintanar, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
El Paso's loss dropped their record down to 9-11-2. As for Jefferson, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
El Paso will head out on the road to challenge Burges at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. El Paso is facing Burges at the right time seeing as Burges is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Jefferson, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Andress at 6:30 p.m. Jefferson is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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