The Stadium Tigers will be playing at home against the Decatur Golden Gators at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Stadium's favor as the squad sits on 13 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Decatur has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
Last Saturday, Stadium came up short against Peninsula and fell 8-4.
Logan Judish was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Decatur fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Kentridge on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Chargers by a score of 5-4.
Brayden Larsen spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Samual Ramirez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cervantes (CJ) Gatterson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Stadium's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-2. As for Decatur, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Stadium's speedy runners might be the difference in Saturday's contest. Stadium has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.4 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Decatur, though, as they've been averaging only 1.2. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Stadium continue to outrun the ball?
Stadium might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Decatur in their previous matchup back in March of 2015. Thankfully for Stadium, Garrett Westberg (who struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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