Freedom is 2-8 against Pittsburg since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Falcons will look to defend their home field against the Pirates at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Freedom 3, Pittsburg 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Freedom fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Vacaville on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 3-2.
Gabe Jost was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching eight innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. What's more, he gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in February. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
Jost wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Colton Vick, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Pittsburg earned a 4-1 victory over Tesoro on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Like Freedom, Pittsburg also got a great game from a two-way player: JJ Robinson. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Robinson has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one hit in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.
In other pitching news, Desmond Toomer tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
Pittsburg's win bumped their record up to 13-1. As for Freedom, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
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