Spanish River entered their tilt with Santaluces with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They skirted past the Santaluces Chiefs 6-5. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Spanish River also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2023.
Dovydas Raciunas and Jason Rothberg dominated on the mound. Raciunas pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits, while Rothberg didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Spanish River let Jesse Chimenti and Moshe Presberg loose on the outfield. Chimenti scored a run while going 2-for-5, while Presberg scored two runs while going 3-for-6.
On Santaluces' side, Edinson Cantillo put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Cantillo has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Cantillo was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Daniel Vargas made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. Samir Hurtado was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Santaluces didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Spanish River's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-6. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs per game. As for Santaluces, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
Spanish River has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome American Heritage at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Spanish River's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so American Heritage's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Santaluces, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Leonard at 6:30 p.m.
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