It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Galena Park can now relate to. They lost 13-1 to the Santa Fe Indians on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for Galena Park in their matchups with Santa Fe: they've now lost three in a row.
Matthew Mendez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run.
On Santa Fe's side, Ronnie Rouse spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up seven Ks. Rouse has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Johnathan Baccinelli, who went 4-for-5 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Braden Castle, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Galena Park's loss dropped their record down to 22-9. As for Santa Fe, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-11-1 record this season.
While Galena Park 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 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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