Paris extended their losing streak to five on Tuesday, dropping them down to 2-15. They lost 11-4 to the Pittsburg Pirates. The Wildcats were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Pirates earlier this season, when they won 9-6.
Paris saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Holden Fowler, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one RBI.
As for Pittsburg, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-13. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games.
On Pittsburg's side, Lane Hall and Kord Johnson made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Hall pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Johnson pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. Pittsburg is 2-1 when Hall allows one or fewer hits, but 7-12 otherwise. At bat, Hall got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one run and one RBI, while Johnson got on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. Those three stolen bases gave Johnson a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kevin Johnson, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Moss, who got on base in two of his five plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
While Paris 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 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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