There's no place like home for Piute, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They never let the Green River Pirates onto the board and left with a 10-0 win on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Thunderbirds, who have now won eight matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Bodie Gayler was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Nash Fautin was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Braige Millett, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Piute always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Green River only posted an OBP of .118.
Piute is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Green River, they dropped their record down to 4-11 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
As of now, neither Piute nor Green River have any future games scheduled.
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