After both having extra time off, the Rainier Mountaineers and the Toledo Indians will shake off the rust and duke it out at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
As a matter of fact, Rainier put up the most runs they have all season last Friday. They fell just short of Onalaska by a score of 11-10.
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Peyton Sheaffer put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances. Those stolen bases marked the first that he snagged this season.
Sheaffer wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Dayton Gardner, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. That run was Gardner's first of the season. Another was Blake Fennel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Toledo made easy work of Toutle Lake last Friday and carried off a 10-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won seven contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Toledo has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Rainier, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-9 record this season.
Rainier couldn't quite finish off Toledo in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 and fell 7-5. Can the Mountaineers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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