Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Lodi walked away with it. They walked away with a 7-3 victory over the Rodriguez Mustangs on Wednesday. This was a revenge game for the Flames: when they faced off against the Mustangs on Monday, they had to take a 4-3 loss.
Landon Beasley made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 14 consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.
Rylan Takahashi
| 05/14/25 @ Rodriguez | 4 |
| 04/30/25 vs Kimball | 3 |
| 04/29/25 @ Kimball | 2 |
| 04/14/25 vs Inderkum | 2 |
| 04/09/25 @ Tracy | 2 |
In other batting news, Rylan Takahashi was incredible, going 4-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Charlie Casazza was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Lodi was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rodriguez only posted a batting average of .208.
Lodi's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-8. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. As for Rodriguez, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-8.
Lodi will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Mustangs: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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