Rialto was the 4-1 winner over Kaiser when they last played one another back in March, but their luck changed this time around. The Rialto Knights fell just short of the Kaiser Cats by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. Rialto has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jared Diaz was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Rialto saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Rodriguez, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Rialto's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Kaiser, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Rialto beat Kaiser by a score of 7-5.
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