The Lincoln Mustangs will take on the Lowell Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lincoln is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Washington with a sharp 12-5 victory. The win was familiar territory for Lincoln who now have five in a row.
Lincoln got a massive performance out of Kieran Baker, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Baker is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Smith, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lowell's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Mission a 15-0 shutout.
Finean Hunter-Kenney was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Hunter-Kenney was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a triple.
In other batting news, Liam Mahoney was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Roman Fong, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-12 record this season. As for Lowell, their victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-5-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lincoln has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Lowell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Lincoln suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Lowell in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lowell's Hiroki Aoshima, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Now that Lincoln knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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