FRESNO – 5
SAN JOSE – 3
10 innings
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San Jose got 2 runs in the bottom of the 9th to force extra innings but Eddy Diaz doubled in 2 runs in the top of the 10th and LHP Tanner Propst made it stand up. The Grizzlies won 5 of the 6 games to take a 2-game lead in the North with the best record in the Low-A West, 39-21.
LAKE ELSINORE – 9
RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 10
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Jorbit Vivas went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple and two walks. RHP Kendall Williams went 4IP allowing 1R on 4H with no walks and 3K. 7-straight wins for Rancho Cucamonga (32-27) and they stretched their lead in the South division to 2 games. In the 6 games against Lake Elsinore, the Quakes scored a ton of runs: 11, 16, 11, 9, 9 and 10.
VISALIA – 8
INLAND EMPIRE – 3
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HRs from S.P. Chen (4), Ronny Simon (8) and Glenallen Hill Jr. (4) powered the Rawhide to the win, ending a 13-game losing streak. LHP Liam Norris provided a badly needed solid start with 4IP, 3R (1ER), 3H, 2BB and 6K. Inland Empire (30-29) fell to 2 games back of first place Rancho Cucamonga in the South division.
STOCKTON – 3
MODESTO – 14
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Robert Perez went 3-for-5 with a HR (6) and 5 RBIs to lead a 15-hit attack for Modesto. RHP Robert Winslow (W, 2-1) got the win in relief with 3IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB, 6Ks. Noelvi Marte was 2-for-5 with a double and 3 RBIs. The Nuts were back at it after losing back-to-back games to the Port, winning the final two games to take the series 4 games to 2. At 36-24 Modesto is 3 games behind first-place Fresno and a game behind 2nd place San Jose.