The home team had come away the winner the last five times Lathrop and Grace Davis had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. Lathrop walked away with a 10-5 victory over Grace Davis on Tuesday. That five run margin sets a new team best for Lathrop this season.
Vaugh Sanchez
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Tommy Hammond and Vaugh Sanchez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Hammond pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Meanwhile, Sanchez struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. He is becoming a predictor of Lathrop's success: when he allows at most three earned runs the team is 2-1 (and 1-5 when he doesn't). At bat, Hammond scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Sanchez scored two runs while going 1-for-4. Those two runs gave Hammond a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jordan Blase, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
Lathrop was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Lathrop's record now sits at 3-6. As for Grace Davis, they moved to 6-3 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Lathrop will have a chance to go back-to-back against Grace Davis: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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