Manvel proved they can win big last Saturday (they won by seven) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past the Sam Rayburn Texans 1-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Mavericks have posted since April 19, 2024.

Dylan Lam
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Not much got past Dylan Lam, who gave up just four hits to keep Sam Rayburn off the board. Lam also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Manvel is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-7 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Manvel saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Hamilton, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base. Hamilton has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
The victory was the third in a row for Manvel, bringing their record up to 7-8. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Sam Rayburn, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-8-2.
Manvel will have a chance to go back-to-back against Sam Rayburn: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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