The Burton Pumas will be playing at home against the Lowell Cardinals at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Burton has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with 17 straight defeats, while Lowell will come in with eight straight wins.
On Monday, Burton came up short against Washington and fell 8-5.
Meanwhile, Lowell can now show off 16 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They never let Washington onto the board and left with a 20-0 victory.
Hiroki Aoshima made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over 4.1 innings pitched. Aoshima has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Aoshima was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lowell got a big performance out of Roman Fong, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Angelo Ornelas-Rafael was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Burton's loss dropped their record down to 1-18. As for Lowell, their win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-5-1.
Burton might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Lowell in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Aoshima, who struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Now that Burton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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