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DIAZ’ TWO SAC FLIES LEAD QUAKES OVER RAWHIDE

Photo: Steve Cummings/CalLeagueHeat.com

A low-scoring affair in Visalia was decided on two runs driven in on sacrifice flies, both by Rancho Cucamonga’s RF Yusniel Diaz, as the Quakes topped the Rawhide 2-1 Saturday night. A packed house of 3,025 at Recreation Park saw just eight hits combined as five Rancho Cucamonga pitchers throttled the Rawhide offense to make the two runs stand up.

Diaz, the Dodgers’ #6 prospect per Baseball America, went 0-for-2 at the plate, but was able to drive in CF DJ Peters who doubled ahead of him in the fourth inning. It was the first hit of the night for the Quakes against Bo Takahashi, who went six strong inning but got no run support. Diaz’ second sac fly came in the sixth.

RHP Dean Kremer started for the Quakes and battled through 2 2/3 innings allowing a hit and three walks, but no runs. RHP Andrew Istler (W, 2-2) came on to get the last out of the third inning and was solid over 3 1/3 innings, allowing one hit, no runs, no walks and striking out five to get the win.

2B Daniel Lockhart went 2-for-4 for the Rawhide and SS Sergio Alcantara blasted his second homerun of the season for Visalia’s only run.

The four-game series continues Sunday with Rancho Cucamonga’s Mitchell White facing Visalia’s Ryan Atkinson.

STORM SWEEPS PORTS WITH 6-3 WIN

The Lake Elsinore Storm reached the .500 mark on the season with a 6-3 win over Stockton on Thursday night to complete a three-game sweep over the Ports. DH Ty France hit a bloop double in the third inning that drove in two runs and LHP Joey Lucchesi went five innings for the win.

With the home victory and Rancho Cucamonga’s loss in San Jose, the Storm are now one game out of first place.

Lucchesi was named Cal League Pitcher of the Week on April 30 and after notching the win to go to 3-0, he now has a WHIP of 0.86 and an ERA 1.66. Over 38 IP he has walked just 10 and struck out 44.

After France’s double, a popup that got lost in the sun, put the Storm up 2-0 in the third inning, Stockton came back with three runs in the top of the fourth. Lake Elsinore tied it in the bottom of the fourth, then went up 5-3 in the bottom of the fifth with a WP that scored a run and an RBI single from 2B Peter Van Gansen.

The loss dropped Stockton to 16-18, four games behind Modeso in the North.

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

Friday-through-Monday four-game series are on tap:

STOCKTON at LANCASTER

INLAND EMPIRE at SAN JOSE

MODESTO at LAKE ELSINORE

RANCHO CUCAMONGA at VISALIA

TRANSACTIONS OF NOTE

A couple of big-leaguers are included in the Cal League transactions this week:

  • OF Denard Span has been sent to San Jose on a rehab assignment and went 0-for-2 last night against Rancho Cucamonga. Span has played in 14 games with the San Francisco Giants and has had two different stints of missing time big-league due to injury.
  • RHP Rubby De La Rosa had three one-inning outings with the Visalia Rawhide and has now been sent to the Arizona Diamondbacks’ extended spring training. In his three outings with Visalia, De La Rosa allowed one hit and no runs with no walks and two strikeouts over 3IP.

TONIGHT’S GAMES

STOCKTON at LAKE ELSINORE

MODESTO at LANCASTER

RANCHO CUCAMONGA at SAN JOSE

VISALIA at INLAND EMPIRE

QUAKES’ PETERS, STORM’S LUCCHESI HONORED

Rancho Cucamonga’s DJ Peters has been named Cal League Player of the Week while Lake Elsinore’s Joey Lucchesi took home Pitcher of the Week honors.

Peters slashed .400/.545/.960 and had two doubles, four homers and 11 RBI in 25 ABs. Saturday night against the Storm, Peters went 2-for-5 with a HR, 3 RBI and 2 R.

Lucchesi threw six shutout innings at Visalia last Tuesday, allowing four hits and no walks while striking out eight.

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