The Lodi Flames will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tracy Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lodi has seven straight victories, Tracy has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lodi can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Tracy a 6-0 shutout.
Not much got past Vance Haskins, who gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Tracy off the board. Haskins has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gianni Brassesco, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Lodi pushed their record up to 15-8 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Tracy, their loss dropped their record down to 12-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lodi has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Tracy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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