Bloomington is 1-9 against Kaiser since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bloomington Bruins will be playing at home against the Kaiser Cats at 3:45 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Thursday, Bloomington had just enough and edged Jurupa Hills out 3-1.
Andrew Tejada spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Andrew Aldaz, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. David Trujillo was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Kaiser sidestepped Patriot for a 3-1 win.
Dom Roble looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Kaiser saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Issac Estrada, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Tino Isaiah Cuellar, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Bloomington's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-8. As for Kaiser, they pushed their record up to 12-6 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Bloomington couldn't quite finish off Kaiser in their previous matchup back in March and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kaiser's Lance Armijo, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and two runs. Now that Bloomington knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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