Damien has been on the road for three straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Los Osos Grizzlies at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Damien: 4.1, Los Osos: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Damien fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Coronado on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 9-8.
Damien got a good showing from Nathan Ries, who struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, Elius Kelly made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Even though they lost, Damien didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Coronado only tossed seven.
Meanwhile, Los Osos had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They blew past the Highlanders/Scots 10-1. Considering Los Osos has won six matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Gavin Loeb-Keene looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Joshua Chairez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Hunter Meyer was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Damien's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8-1. As for Los Osos, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
Damien skirted past Los Osos 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Does Damien have another victory up their sleeve, or will Los Osos turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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