Alice hasn't had much luck against Ray recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Coyotes will challenge the Texans at 8:00 p.m.
Alice is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest defeat since March 7th on Monday. They fell just short of Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial by a score of 3-1.
Nick Lopez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, Alice saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Guerra, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI. Robert Ramirez also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Ray got themselves on the board against Miller on Tuesday, but Miller never followed suit. They came out on top against the Buccaneers by a score of 10-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The high-scoring effort was just what the Texans needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
ISRAEL DAVILA looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, JOSH HERNANDEZ was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. JASON GUTIERREZ was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in both of his plate appearances.
Ray has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Alice, they now have a losing record of 10-11-1.
Alice skirted past Ray 1-0 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Coyotes since the team 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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