Van Nuys had no answer to Xavier Mejia on Monday as he struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his third in a row with less than two hits allowed. This year, Mejia has been strong no matter where he plays. On the mound, he has an ERA of 4.08 over 12 innings pitched. Meanwhile, at bat he has slashed 0.615/0.706/0.769 with 9 runs.
Mejia's strong effort led San Fernando over Van Nuys and he'll get a chance to do so again: the teams have a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. San Fernando is 8-1 against Van Nuys going back to April of 2018, a lead they'll look to extend.
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