Reyes Homers, Osprey Downed by Raptors, 13-3

Despite the first two match-ups of the series, Wednesday night's ball game didn't require extra innings, as the Ogden Raptors (42-12, 11-5) topped the Missoula Osprey (28-26, 8-8), 13-3, at Lindquist Field. Osprey shortstop Jose Reyes knocked his first homer of the season, but wasn't enough to keep up with 13 runs on 15 hits for the Raptors.
The reigning Pitcher of the Week in the Pioneer League, Alex Valdez (L, 1-1), didn't get the start he had last week for Missoula. Coming off five innings of scoreless baseball in Orem last Friday, Valdez allowed four runs on seven hits in just 2.2 innings against the Raptors.

After Reyes doubled to lead off Wednesday's game, first-baseman Spencer Brickhouse knocked him in from 2^nd with two outs in the inning, putting the Osprey on the scoreboard first. The RBI made it the 27^th of the year for Brickhouse, which leads the Missoula club.
The Raptors tallied nine runs in the following four innings, nabbing a 9-1 lead into the 5^th. With two outs and nobody on, Missoula's Reyes delivered again, homering to deep right center, his second run of the night.
Reyes picked up his second RBI in the 7th on an infield groundout that scored Carson Maxwell from third. Maxwell has reached base safely in five of his last six games, ending Wednesday 2-3.
What's been an eight-game road trip ends on Thursday night, as the Raptors and Osprey face off for the final time in the regular season in 2019. First pitch is scheduled for 7:00 at Lindquist Field.
Missoula returns to Ogren Park at Allegiance Field on Friday, August 16, against the Great Falls Voyagers for Jacks Pub Happy Hour, with $2 Mystery Beer on tap, and $3 micro brews from 4-7.