Saturday, August 04, 2007

Toros Lose to Heat 22-4

By Robert H. Kelly

(TEXAS CITY, TX, August 2, 2007) The Bay Area Toros dropped to 10-23 for the season as they lost the second game of their five game series against the Texas Heat 22-4 at Robinson Stadium in Texas City.

The Toros are 1-1 in this current series versus the Heat, winning the first game of the series 4-3 on Thursday night.

The Toros were ahead in the game 2-0 until the fourth inning when the Heat scored four runs, taking the score to 4-2 for the Heat. The Toros came back in the sixth, scoring another run to make the score 4-3 for the Heat.

Then came the eight inning, where the Heat erupted for eleven runs, adding six more in the ninth to take the score to 22-4.

Five Toros pitchers saw action, including starter Jason Bleeker who was given the loss. He is currently 2-5 for the season.

John Schoenholtz and Nate Pudwell face nine batters in the eighth, giving up a total of nine runs on five hits.

The Heat’s Ryan Leger pitched seven innings giving up four runs, all of them earned, while striking out five. The win raised his record to 5-1 for the season.

The Toros and the Heat play a double header on Saturday with game time at 1:00 pm and 6:00 pm.

All remaining home game for the Toros will be played at Texas City’s Robinson Stadium.

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