It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Sutter ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Casa Roble Rams. For Sutter, this counts as revenge for the 6-5 loss Casa Roble walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2023.
Kasey Combo tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Logan Yacavace, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a triple and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylan Giovannoni, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Casa Roble's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JOSEPH DEXTER, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI. EASTON FUNK was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Casa Roble didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sutter only tossed eight.
Sutter's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-3-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for Casa Roble, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-5 record this season.
Sutter will have a chance to go back-to-back against Casa Roble: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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