Rochester lost against Peru back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Rochester Zebras fell just short of the Peru Tigers by a score of 5-4. Rochester has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tanner Reinartz was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Reinartz has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Reinartz was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
In other batting news, Gavin Young was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Rochester didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Peru only tossed five.
On Peru's side, Bryce Hill was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Rochester's loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Peru, their victory bumped their record up to 14-3.
Rochester will head out on the road to face off against North Miami at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Rochester is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Peru, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Maconaquah at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Peru is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
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