Merino was led to victory by Kaden Piel, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Wednesday. Piel was dynamite, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Piel's strong effort led Merino over Holyoke and he'll get a chance to do so again: the teams have a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Piel has dominated as far as earned runs are concerned (he's averaged 0.2 per game this season), but he's got his work cut out for him considering Holyoke has only allowed 4.33 per game this season.
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