Bad Apples End Esparza's Streak
The <Hoboken Falcons:team#55> lost to the <Carlsbad Bad Apples:team#42> 3-2 today at Hoboken Ballpark, but perhaps the bigger news was the end of <Mario Esparza:player#6113>'s 20-game hitting streak. The center fielder went 0-for-3 on the day.

"We felt if we could slow down <Esparza:player#6113>, we would win the game," Bad Apples manager   explained. "They really seemed to feed off his streak, so we tried to put more emphasis on shutting him down."

This year <Esparza:player#6113> is hitting .405 with 30 hits, 2 home runs, 12 RBIs and has scored 11 runs.