Pitman extended their losing streak to four on Wednesday, dropping them down to 17-9. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-3 heartbreaker at the hands of the Turlock Bulldogs. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-1 on Monday.
Ben Vilhauer was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
As for Turlock, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 19 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
On Turlock's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen McCord, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base. Braydon Keyler was another, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
While Pitman had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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