There's no place like home for Esperanza, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Milken Wildcats out 3-1.
Jacob Petropulos spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Esperanza's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Josh Santos, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
On Milken's side, Benjamin Feiner was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Alex Rosoff came in to relieve Feiner and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his one inning pitched.
On the hitting side, Milken saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jared Dunn, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Esperanza's victory bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Milken, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-3.
Esperanza will challenge Marina at 8:15 p.m. on Saturday. As for Milken, they will be playing in front of their home fans against de Toledo at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Milken is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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