The Brewer Bears are taking a road trip to challenge the Saginaw Rough Riders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Brewer has three straight wins, Saginaw has 12 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Brewer played in-conference for the first time on Friday and they got just the result they were looking for. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Fossil Ridge 6-4.
Jesse Orozco made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in February. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other pitching news, Anthony Narez looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Troy Griffin, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Brewer was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. The last time their batting average was this high was March 1st.
Meanwhile, Saginaw lost 8-2 to Boswell on Saturday.
Saginaw saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grayson Chancellor, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Evan Smith also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Saginaw's loss dropped their record down to 3-16-1. As for Brewer, their record now sits at 13-6.
Brewer came up short against Saginaw in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 6-3. Can Brewer avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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