04/23/25 @ McDaniel | 6-4 |
04/18/25 vs Jefferson | 7-3 |
04/16/25 @ Jefferson | 6-3 |
04/10/25 @ Grant | 5-4 |
04/09/25 vs McKay | 20-4 |
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Cleveland ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the McDaniel Mountain Lions, sneaking past 6-4. Winning may never get old, but the Warriors sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Ezra Oster made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Cleveland is 2-1 when Oster posts three or more hits, but 3-7 otherwise.
In other batting news, Willem Munroe and Quinn Renauer did most of the damage at the plate: Munroe went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI, while Renauer went 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. Those two RBI gave Munroe a new career-high.
Cleveland's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-8. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for McDaniel, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-5.
Cleveland will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Mountain Lions: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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