For the second straight game, Mission Bay will face off against Morse. The Buccaneers will venture away from home to take on the Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mission Bay will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Mission Bay is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Morse a 15-0 shutout on Tuesday. With that victory, the Buccaneers brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Van Playman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, Mission Bay got a massive performance out of Kaden Jones, who went 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. That's the most hits Jones has posted since back in March. Gavin Griffiths was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Mission Bay always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .537. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
Mission Bay has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches. That lines up perfectly with their 21-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.1 runs over those games. As for Morse, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-19-1 record this season.
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