It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Edison can now relate to. They fell just short of the Southwest Dragons by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. Edison's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Maurice Martinez 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 eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Edison saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Xavier Martinez, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Southwest's side, Alex Rico looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Edison's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-10. As for Southwest, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-9.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Edison by a score of 3-2.
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