Hopkins had lost seven straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 6-15 to make it eight. They fell 9-5 to the St. Louis Park Orioles. The Royals were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Orioles earlier this season, when they won 5-1.
As for St. Louis Park, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-8. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games.
For St. Louis Park's part, Eva Taybior was incredible, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Rowan Jansen was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
While Hopkins had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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