Wellington had lost seven straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped down to 8-15 to make it eight. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Augusta Orioles. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Orioles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-3 on Monday.
Kaden Darby was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Jason Golden was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.
As for Augusta, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs over those games.
On Augusta's side, Paxton Bonham spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. Bonham has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brody Haskell, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Daltin Apel, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
As of now, neither Wellington nor Augusta have any future games scheduled.
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