Port of Los Angeles came tearing into Tuesday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the King/Drew Golden Eagles as they made off with a 7-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Port of Los Angeles, who have now won six matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Steven Saenz looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jaycob Ponce-Fernandez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. He hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Garcia, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On King/Drew's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hades Carranza, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Port of Los Angeles has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for King/Drew, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Port of Los Angeles will stay at home for another game and welcome Dorsey at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Port of Los Angeles is facing Dorsey at the right time seeing as Dorsey is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for King/Drew, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Fremont at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Fremont: 3.3, King/Drew: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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