Delvecchio Shines, Santos Smashes in Eighth Straight Win
By Tyler Petersen
Oakland, Calif. –
A career best three-homer night for Esai Santos led the way for Oakland in yet another victory for the Ballers, tonight by the score of 11-4.
Santos, who already had a multi-homer game in Marysville last week, drove in five RBI and scored four runs in his team's eighth consecutive win over the Yuba-Sutter High Wheelers.
Both sides of the ball were strong for Oakland, with Dylan Delvecchio securing his first professional win. A mid-July addition to the Ballers, Delvecchio allowed only two hits, both were singles, and one unearned run through six innings of work. His eight strikeouts is a new career high.
The game also saw a record-breaking home run by Christian Almanza, who went back-to-back with Santos in the second inning. His 22nd big fly of the season breaks the record set by Noah Martinez last season.
Runs came in bunches early against Yuba starter Christian Womble. The first homer for Santos came in the first and was coupled with three more runs brought in by Jake Allgeyer, Dillon Tatum, and a wild pitch.
The consecutive home runs came the next inning, then Oakland got two runs for free in the fourth with a bases loaded walk and hit batter.
The third of Santos' home runs was his largest, a three-run shot in the seventh.
Oakland will attempt to go for its ninth win in a row tomorrow. Make sure you tune in to the action tomorrow for game three of the series at 6:30 PM PDT on 860 AM The Answer and the Ballers YouTube channel.
