Mission Bay was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of the Scripps Ranch Falcons by a score of 4-2.
Van Playman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mission Bay saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Marshall, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Scripps Ranch's side, Jake Sakurauchi tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, Ryan Ham was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run.
Mission Bay's defeat dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Scripps Ranch, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-13.
While Mission Bay had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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