Lakeland is 2-8 against Medford since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Lakeland Thunderbirds will head out on the road to face off against the Medford Raiders at 5:00 p.m.
Lakeland is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Medford just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Raiders. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Lakeland couldn't push the score so high this time.
For Medford's part, Tanner Hraby made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Hraby has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hraby was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Medford let Evan Wilkins and Parker Lissner loose on the outfield. Wilkins scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances, while Lissner scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Lakeland's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6. As for Medford, they pushed their record up to 13-2 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
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