Socorro fell victim to Cobre and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 18-0 walloping at the hands of the Cobre Indians. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Socorro has not been shut out since back in March.
Socorro saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Amaro, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
On Cobre's side, Isamel Dominguez made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Dominguez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Dominguez was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Livan Hernandez was a standout: he went 4-for-5 with six RBI and three runs. Logan Crotts was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Socorro has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season. As for Cobre, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 17-3-1.
While Socorro 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 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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