West had lost three straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped down to 4-18-2 to make it four. They lost 14-0 to the Piper Pirates. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Pirates this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-0 on Tuesday.
As for Piper, they have been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 19 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games.
For Piper's part, Carter Laird looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Laird has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
West has already played their next matchup (against Topeka), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Piper does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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