Jorden Espinoza was dynamite on Tuesday, striking out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his third in a row with more than seven strikeouts. For the year, Espinoza has an ERA of 2.33 over 51 innings pitched.
Espinoza's strong effort led Aptos over Santa Cruz and he'll get a chance to do so again: the teams have a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Aptos is 8-2 against Santa Cruz going back to April of 2021, a lead they'll look to extend.
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