It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Santana had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Mission Hills Grizzlies by a score of 7-2.
Adam Brabandt spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Bradley Phillips, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
On Mission Hills' side, they got a good showing from Joey Navarro, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
At the plate, Mission Hills saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Rogers, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Mission Hills didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Santana only tossed four.
Santana's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-19. As for Mission Hills, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-13-1 record this season.
Santana will head out on the road to take on Poway at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Poway's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Santana's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Mission Hills does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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