San Diego extended their losing streak to five on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 6-12-1 in the process. They came up short against the Mission Bay Buccaneers, falling 11-4. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since April 8, 2022, but that streak is no more.
As for Mission Bay, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That somehow still isn't as good as their 16-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
For Mission Bay's part, they got a great performance from Blake Barnes as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. What's more, Barnes posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
At the plate, Vince Kasunich was excellent, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three RBI and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Kaden Jones was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
While San Diego had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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