Escalon was led to victory by Ian Burk, who turned in his biggest game of the season on Tuesday. Burk turned in nothing short of a gem: he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Burk's strong effort led Escalon over Hilmar and he'll get a chance to do so again: the teams have a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Burk has dominated as far as hits are concerned (he's averaged 0.7 per game this season), but he's got his work cut out for him considering Hilmar has only allowed six per game this season.
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