Mission had lost three straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 10-11 to make it four. They came up short against the Rio Grande City Rattlers, falling 11-4. The Eagles were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Rattlers earlier this season, when they won 5-3.
As for Rio Grande City, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games.
For Rio Grande City's part, Hiram Lopez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Rio Grande City is 5-2 when Lopez allows one or fewer earned runs, but 7-8 otherwise. Lopez was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Valentin Rodriguez was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with one home run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Abraham Garcia, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
While Mission 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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