The Santa Paula Cardinals are headed away from home for the first time to square off against the Birmingham Patriots at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Santa Paula nor Birmingham posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Santa Paula is leaving town to face Birmingham after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Santa Paula lost 10-2 to Calabasas on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Cardinals have suffered since February 15, 2024.
Santa Paula got a good showing from Isaak Medina, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk).
Ruben Venegas
| 02/17/25 vs Calabasas | 4 |
| 04/20/24 vs Pacifica | 3 |
| 04/23/24 vs Fillmore | 2 |
| 04/12/24 vs Malibu | 2 |
| 04/10/24 @ Malibu | 2 |
On the hitting side, Ruben Venegas made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect4-for-4 with one home run, one stolen base, and one double. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (four). Sebastian Mendez was another key player, going a perfect4-for-4 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Birmingham had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They fell just short of Valencia by a score of 3-2 on Monday.
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