For the second straight game, Garner will face off against Cleveland. The Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Garner has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while Cleveland will come in with five straight victories.
Garner is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since March 10th on Tuesday. They lost 10-2 to Cleveland.
For Cleveland's part, Caleb Lynn was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Lynn has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with two RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Thad Parker and Brooks Moore did most of the damage at the plate: Parker went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Moore went 1-for-5 with two stolen bases and two runs. That's the most stolen bases Moore has posted since back in March. Ty Lee was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.
Cleveland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Garner now has a losing record of 9-10. As for Cleveland, their record is now 13-7.
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