June 7 2018 The Tucson Saguaros defeated the Ruidoso Osos 8-7 at Saguaros Park. Tucson scored eight runs on eight hits without an error, while Ruidoso collected 12 hits and committed two errors.
Tucson took control with two runs in the fourth inning and six more in the fifth to build an 8-1 lead. Ruidoso answered with one run in the fifth, five in the sixth and another in the seventh, but Tucson held on for the one-run victory. Ruidosos scoring included home runs by
Jeremy Delgado and
Max Smith.
Kevin Baron drove in two runs for Tucson, while
Kevin Carr,
Austin Hoffman,
Willie Ethington and
Corey Davis Jr. each added an RBI. Delgado finished with two hits and two RBIs for Ruidoso, and Smith went 1-for-1 with three RBIs.
Dillon Fahr and
Travis Smith also collected two hits apiece for the Osos.
Skylar Sylvester earned the win after allowing five runs on 10 hits in 5.1 innings, with one walk and one strikeout.
Jacob Barker recorded the save with one inning of relief. Ruidoso starter
Zach Youngberg took the loss after surrendering eight runs, seven earned, on eight hits in 4.2 innings.
