Homestead had lost eight straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 4-14 to make it nine. They lost 10-0 to the Hartford Orioles. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Orioles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-0 back in April.
As for Hartford, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games.
For Hartford's part, the result came thanks to Ayden Grulke's shutout, as he gave up just three hits.
On the hitting side, Joe Landgraf was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That triple was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Radermacher, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one double.
Coming up, Homestead will take on Pius XI Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Highlanders are facing the Popes at the right time seeing as the Popes are stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Hartford, they will square off against Port Washington at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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