For the second straight game, Lodi will face off against St. Mary. The Flames will head out to square off against the Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Lodi 3.1, St. Mary's 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lodi fell victim to St. Mary's and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They came up short against the Rams, falling 6-0. The loss continues a trend for the Flames in their meetings with the Rams: they've now lost four in a row.
For St. Mary's part, Nico Bavaro looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Bavaro has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Alex Escalante, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and three runs. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Dax Hardcastle, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
St. Mary's lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
The victory (which was St. Mary's 16th in a row) raised their record to 18-4. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Lodi, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lodi has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Mary's struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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