In what's become a running theme this season, Durant gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the East Bay Indians a 7-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Durant sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Gehrig Graham tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Devin Suero was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Noah Morales, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
On East Bay's side, Michael Mowel was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (he also only allowed one walk). Mowel has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, East Bay saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was S Dowe, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Durant pushed their record up to 10-2 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs per game. As for East Bay, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3.
Durant will take on Lennard at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Lennard's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Durant's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for East Bay, they will head out on the road to square off against Bloomingdale at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bloomingdale is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
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