Bagdad put the finishing touches on their 14th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Salome Frogs as the Bagdad Sultans made off with a 12-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Bagdad.
Aaron Landers made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Landers has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Landers was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Deegan Owings and Joe Gonzalez did most of the damage at the plate: Owings scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Gonzalez scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Destry Owings was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Salome's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Franco, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Bagdad has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which somehow isn't as good as their 18-1-1 record this season. As for Salome, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Bagdad beat Salome by a score of 11-1 later that day.
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