It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Foster can now relate to. They fell just short of the Santa Fe Indians by a score of 4-2 on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for Foster in their matchups with Santa Fe: they've now lost three in a row.
Drew Lueders was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 7.2 innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Foster saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Poirier, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
On Santa Fe's side, the team relied heavily on Braden Castle, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jayce Richardson, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Foster's loss dropped their record down to 26-12. As for Santa Fe, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 26-11-1.
While Foster 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 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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