For the second straight game, Carroll will face off against Ray. The Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Texans at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Carroll has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Ray will arrive with four straight wins.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Carroll and Ray, and Ray kept the tradition alive. The Tigers fell just short of the Texans by a score of 4-2 on Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by exactly two runs.
For Ray's part, OJ Ruiz made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Those eight strikeouts gave Ruiz a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. That triple was his first of the season.
Ruiz wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was MJ Vela, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double. That double marked the first that Vela has hit this season.
Ray's victory bumped their record up to 13-6. As for Carroll, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
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