Pittsburg bats continued to roar, and three Diamonds
pitchers kept Vallejo at bay in a 13-3 win that the team hopes is a preview of
what they’ll do in the month of August.
Having
broken out of a miserable team-wide offensive slump on Sunday with three first-inning
homeruns, Pittsburg again scored three runs in the first inning on Tuesday and
never looked back.
The big
hit of the day belonged to first baseman Chris Kwitzer, making his Diamonds
debut, when he hit a grand slam over the right field fence in the fifth inning.
Ryan Lashley also had four RBI’s on the night. Joel Carranza was 1 for 1 with
three walks and three RBI’s.
Rafael
Valera and Gabriel Bracamonte both went 3 for 4 with an RBI.
Pittsburg
starter Brett Solano (6-3) went six innings giving up no earned runs. He got the win.
Amilcar
Cruz (1-2) got his first start for Vallejo and took the loss.
The two
teams will meet again in Vallejo on Wednesday before they move to Pittsburg for
two games. Wednesday’s game will start at 6:05 p.m. in Wilson Park in Vallejo.