The Lowell Cardinals will head out on the road to challenge the Burton Pumas at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lowell has eight straight wins, Burton has 17 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lowell is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Washington (and have done all season long). Everything went Lowell's way against Washington on Thursday as Lowell made off with a 20-0 victory.
Hiroki Aoshima was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over 4.1 innings pitched. Aoshima has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Aoshima was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lowell got a big performance out of Roman Fong, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Angelo Ornelas-Rafael was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Burton came up short against Washington on Monday and fell 8-5.
Lowell's win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-5-1. As for Burton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-18.
Everything went Lowell's way against Burton in their previous matchup back in April as Lowell made off with a 15-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lowell since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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