The Crane Pirates will challenge the Spokane Owls at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Crane has given up an average of 9.7 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Crane is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight games on Friday. They came up short against Marionville, falling 16-4.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Spokane). They blew past Galena 12-1 on Thursday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Owls as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Spokane let Kash Burk and Tim Rantz run wild. Burk went 2-for-3 with five RBI, one stolen base, and one run, while Rantz got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. Those two runs gave Rantz a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Kildea, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Spokane always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Crane's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Spokane, their win bumped their record up to 8-12.
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