Rialto has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Bloomington Bruins at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Rialto: 2.7, Bloomington: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Rialto sidestepped Bloomington for a 3-2 victory.
Jared Diaz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Rialto saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aydin Ayala, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Rialto is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Bloomington, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-7.
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