Glendale waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Independence Patriots as they made off with a 15-0 win. Give the Cardinals' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
David Ortiz made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three runs and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.
Alexander Bustamante
| 04/16/26 vs Independence | 4 |
| 04/13/26 @ Westview | 1 |
| 04/08/26 @ Sierra Linda | 1 |
| 02/27/26 vs Cactus | 1 |
In other batting news, Alexander Bustamante was incredible, firing off four doubles, two runs, and two RBI while going 4-for-4. Those four doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jose Miranda, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Glendale was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .538. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Glendale's record is now 12-6. As for Independence, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-13.
Glendale has already played their next contest, a 6-3 victory against Copper Canyon on the 21st. As for Independence, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 16-6 loss against Sierra Linda on the 21st.
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