It's playoff time, and Cranford had no trouble coming through when it counted. Everything went their way against Chatham on Tuesday as they made off with an 11-1 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Cranford also won the last time the pair played back in June of 2017.
Christian Pereira looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Patrick Bendert was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinn Smith, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Cranford has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Chatham, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-13.
Cranford wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 5-2 loss against South Plainfield on the 29th. Chatham does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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