King City is still looking for their season's first win. They fell just short of the Greenfield Bruins by a score of 4-2 on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to King City of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February.
For Greenfield's part, Manny Gutierrez made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk). Gutierrez was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Malcolm Bautista and Josh Cante did most of the damage at the plate: Bautista went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI, while Cante scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
King City's defeat dropped their record down to 0-15. As for Greenfield, their win bumped their record up to 12-8.
While King City 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 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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