George West extended their losing streak to six on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 15-20-2 in the process. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Taft Greyhounds. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Greyhounds this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-3 on April 4th.
As for Taft, they now have a winning record of 12-11-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for they.
For Taft's part, Trae Garcia was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Garcia also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Taft is 5-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 7-10-1 otherwise. Garcia was also big at the plate, earning one RBI, one run, and two stolen bases. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on John Franco, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Taft's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 8-10-1 when he doesn't). Jerry Chien was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
As of now, neither George West nor Taft have any future games scheduled.
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