Burroughs fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Serrano on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Serrano Diamondbacks by a score of 5-4. Burroughs was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Serrano apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March.
Blake Freese was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
At the plate, Michael Petrovich was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Serrano's side, the team relied heavily on Owen Kavanaugh, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Andrew Lechuga was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
Burroughs has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-13 record this season. As for Serrano, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-15-1.
While Burroughs 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 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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