For the second straight game, Santa Maria will face off against Santa Ynez. The Saints will be playing at home against the Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Things were looking good for Santa Maria after they put the first runs on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Santa Ynez by a score of 4-3. The Saints have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Santa Ynez's part, Tate Minus spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. Minus also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Pirates are 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-5 otherwise.
At the plate, Santa Ynez saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Diego Pulido, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
The win (which was Santa Ynez's third in a row) raised their record to 6-6. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Santa Maria, their loss dropped their record down to 11-3.
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