Turlock waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Pitman Pride. That's more bragging rights for Turlock, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Andrew Lujan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Talan Castro, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Andrew Sevilla was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
On Pitman's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jorge Orozco, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Turlock has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Pitman, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-13.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Turlock beat Pitman by a score of 7-0.
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