While Bell put up some runs on Monday, the same can't be said for Garfield. The Bell Eagles came out on top against the Garfield Bulldogs by a score of 1-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). For Bell, this counts as revenge for the 5-4 defeat Garfield walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Not much got past Rigoberto Baltazar, who gave up just four hits to keep Garfield off the board. Baltazar has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Luis Melendez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Bell has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Garfield, their loss ended a 12-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-8.
Bell will have a chance to go back-to-back against Garfield: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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