San Ysidro waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Mar Vista Mariners 3-2. That's more bragging rights for San Ysidro, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Marco Hernandez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Manuel Torres, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Jorge Baez was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
On Mar Vista's side, Elijah Quinones made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Mar Vista didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their 15th loss (out of 21 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
San Ysidro has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for Mar Vista, their loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-21-1.
As of now, neither San Ysidro nor Mar Vista have any future games scheduled.
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