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THURSDAY 8/19 SCORES

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FRESNO – 10
VISALIA – 7

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SAN JOSE – 14
RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 13

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STOCKTON – 12
MODESTO – 13

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LAKE ELSINORE – 4
INLAND EMPIRE – 5

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RAWHIDE EVEN SERIES WITH GRIZZLIES

Posted on August 19, 2021 by | Comments Off on RAWHIDE EVEN SERIES WITH GRIZZLIES

The Visalia Rawhide got a balanced hitting attack from the offense and an eye-opening debut from lefty Jake Rice out of the bullpen as they beat the Fresno Grizzlies 8-3 at Valley Strong Ballpark Wednesday night. The home team’s 10 hits were spread all across the lineup and the Grizzlies made an uncharacteristic four errors to help Visalia’s cause.

The Grizzlies got on the board first with a two-run homer from 2B Mateo Gil, his sixth of the year, in the second inning off of Visalia starter Luke Albright. Visalia got three runs to take the lead in the bottom of the second inning. DH Jefferson Espinal doubled in a run, followed by a wild pitch to tie the game. Glenallen Hill Jr. singled in Espinal to put Visalia on top.

The teams traded runs in the third inning. Grizzlies RF Zac Veen singled  in a run to chase Albright in his pro debut after 2 1/3 innings. Visalia’s Adrian Del Castillo tripled to lead off the bottom of the third and LF Tim Tawa brought him home on a groundout to make it 4-3, Rawhide.

After RHP Alex Valdez finished the third inning in relief of Albright without incident, Visalia went to the lefty Rice and he throttled the Grizzlies offense for 3 1/3 innings, flashing 95 mph heat per the stadium scoreboard. Rice (W, 1-0), a ninth-round pick in this year’s draft, allowed just one hit and no walks with six strikeouts while pounding the strike zone: 43 pitches, 36 strikes.

The Rawhide chased Fresno starter RHP Noah Gotsis in the fourth as they added on with an RBI single from SS Ryan Bliss. A wild pitch by LHP Will Tribucher made it 6-3. Visalia tacked on two more in the seventh on a 2-RBI single from 2B S.P. Chen.

Chen went 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs. Espinal was 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored.

The Grizzlies (61-31) lost a game in the standings to San Jose (57-35) but still have a four-game  lead. Visalia split their last two series and now are 1-1 with Fresno in this series. Rancho Cucamonga (51-40) is now 5 1/2 games out of the final playoff spot.

 

SCOREBOARD

 

SAN JOSE – 4
RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 1

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LAKE ELSINORE – 8
INLAND EMPIRE – 6

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STOCKTON
MODESTO

Postponed due to poor air quality from wild fire smoke

 

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INLAND EMPIRE TOPS LAKE ELSINORE WITH 4-RUN INNING

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The Inland Empire 66ers fell behind 1-0 in the first inning but came back with four runs in the third and won as starter Julio Goff and two relievers held down the Storm the rest of the way for a 4-1 win. RBI singles from Carson Matthews and Kyren Paris gave IE the lead that they would never relinquish.

Lake Elsinore’s Euribiel Angeles led off the game with a double and came around to score on a single by Jarryd Dale. That would be all that the Storm would get off of Goff, who  went 5 IP and allowed six hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

In the fourth, an HBP and a walk set up Matthews’ RBI single that tied the game  at 1-1. After a D’Shawn Knowles single, Paris followed with a 2-RBI single to make it 3-1, 66ers. Knowles came in on a groundout by Braxton Martinez to make it 4-1.

The 66ers got two shutout innings apiece from RHP Brandon Dufault and RHP Ryan Costeiu. Neither allowed a hit and both hurlers walked one while striking out two. Goff (5-5) earned the win while Costeiu got his first save.

 

SCOREBOARD

 

FRESNO – 2
VISALIA – 0

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SAN JOSE – 6
RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 3

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MODESTO – 11
STOCKTON – 4

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SIMON, STONE NAMED PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

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Visalia’s Ronny Simon and Rancho Cucamonga’s Gavin Stone have been named Low-A West Player and Pitcher of the Week for August 9 – 15.

RONNY SIMON – In five games against Lake Elsinore last week, Simon was 7-for-19 with two doubles, three home runs and five walks. The 21-year old has slashed .333/.462/.786 in August and his 15 home runs are tied for fourth in the league. On Wednesday, Simon belted two home runs in Visalia’s 7-6 win.

GAVIN STONE – The 22-year old righty threw six dominant innings against Inland Empire on Friday, allowing four hits and no runs or walks with 12 strikeouts. At 101 Ks on the season, Stone is fourth in the league. Over his last five starts (23 2/3IP) Stone has walked one batter with 36 strikeouts.

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MODESTO TAKES SERIES FROM SAN JOSE WITH 7-6 WIN

Posted on August 15, 2021 by | Comments Off on MODESTO TAKES SERIES FROM SAN JOSE WITH 7-6 WIN

Modesto broke open a scoreless tie in the fourth inning with five runs, highlighted by RF Alberto Rodriguez‘ two-RBI double. That would be it for the visitors until the 10th inning. Meanwhile, San Jose chipped away, starting with an RBI double by RF Jairo Pomares in the bottom of the fourth.

C Fabian Pena hit his third homer of the year in the fifth inning to make it 5-2, Modesto. 2B Jimmy Glowenke knocked in a pair with a double in the seventh and then hit his eighth homer of the year with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to force extras.

After the two Modesto runs in the top of the 10th, LF Carter Williams singled in the installed runner to make it a 7-6 game. But Nuts right-hander Leon Hunter struck out San Jose 3B Yorlis Rodriguez to end the game.

RHP Jimmy Kingsbury started for Modesto and went 4IP, allowing two runs on six hit, no walks and six strikeouts. LHP Kyle Harrison was San Jose’s starter and he left the game after two strong innings: 0R, 1H, 1BB, 5K. No word at this time why he was pulled.

Modesto is now 47-43, eight games back of San Jose (55-35) for the second playoff spot. The Giants sit five games back of Fresno (60-30) but are still 3 1/2 games ahead of Rancho Cucamonga  (51-38) for the second and final spot.

Pomares has been on fire for San Jose, going 9 for his last 17 with two doubles and two homers. After slashing .369/.416/.709 in July, the 21-year old from Cuba is batting .429/.474/.714 over 13 games in August.

Alberto Rodriguez is hitting .365/.421/.538 in August.

Colin Davis, a 7th-round pick in this year’s draft, joined Modesto on July 28th and is 14-for-44 with two HRs, batting .318/.423, .500 over 11 games.

 

SCOREBOARD

 

VISALIA – 7
LAKE ELSINORE – 15

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The Storm had 20 hits, five different batters had three hits.
Brandon Valenzuela 3-for-6, 2B, 2RBI, hitting .444/.559/.593 in August

STOCKTON – 6
FRESNO – 1

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Brayan Buelvas HR (12), 2RBI
Junior Perez 2-for-4, 2 Runs scored
Angello Infante W (2-0), 5IP, 5H, 1R, 0BB, 3K
Drew Romo 21-game hitting streak

RANCHO CUCAMONGA  – 4
INLAND EMPIRE – 5

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Gustavo Campero 2-for-3, BB, 2B, HR (3)
Carson Matthews 3-for-5, 3 2Bs
Chase Chaney W (1-1), 4IP, 5H, 1R, 0BB, 6K

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RAWHIDE HANG ON FOR 11-10 WIN OVER STORM

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The Visalia Rawhide put six runs on the board in the second inning Saturday night to get out to a big lead, then held on for an 11-10 win over the Storm at Lake Elsinore. 1B Elian Miranda went 2-for-5 and belted his ninth home run to lead the offense as the Rawhide won for the third time in four games.

The six-run inning saw Visalia draw six walks along with two singles and a Miranda double. Lake Elsinore starter Jairo Iriarte was chased after just 10 batters, having allowed the first six hitters of the second inning to reach base without recording an out.

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QUAKES SHUT OUT 66ERS

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Rancho Cucamonga RHP Gavin Stone went six scoreless innings with 12 strikeouts as the Quakes shut out the Inland Empire 66ers 4-0 on Friday night in San Bernardino. Stone (1-2) picked up his first professional win and the visiting Quakes got home runs from DH Jorbit Vivas and 3B Luis Diaz.

The scoring started in the fourth inning as Diaz launched a 2-run shot, his second of the year to put Rancho up 2-0. Vivas followed with a solo shot in the fifth, his 12th. LF Ismael Alcantara capped off the night with an RBI triple in the ninth.

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MODESTO’S 16-HIT ATTACK DOWNS GIANTS

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The Modesto Nuts put up five runs in the third inning  Thursday night to go ahead for good in a 10-4 win at San Jose. The visitors used six singles and a double to put up the five-spot, erasing a 1-0 deficit, and added on down the stretch to get their first win of the six-game series.

CF Colin Davis and DH Eric Jones had three hits apiece to lead the Nuts offense, and both had singles to start the 3rd-inning rally. RF Alberto Rodriguez was 2-for-5 with a double.

The Giants mounted a comeback in the fifth inning with three runs. RF Jairo Pomares launched his 13th HR of the season and that was followed by a Patrick Bailey double and a Tyler Wyatt triple to make it 5-3. LF Harrison Freed brought in another run on a groundout to make it 5-4, but that was it for the Giants’ rally.

Modesto came right back in the top of the sixth with a run on an RBI  single by Jones to make it 6-4. The Nuts tacked on three in the eighth and one in the ninth to make it a comfortable 10-4 victory.

RHP  Connor Phillips started for Modesto  and went four IP, allowing one run on two hits with five walks  and six strikeouts. RHP Leon Hunter pitched the final three innings and got the win (3-0), giving up one hit with no runs or walks and three strikeouts.

San Jose CF Luis Matos had a single and a double and knocked in his 64th run of the year, tied for second in the league.

The Giants (55-32) stayed three games back of Fresno (58-29) and six games ahead of Rancho Cucamonga (48-37) for the final playoff spot.

 

SCOREBOARD

 

STOCKTON – 2
FRESNO – 1
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VISALIA – 7
LAKE ELSINORE – 4
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RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 3
INLAND EMPIRE – 13
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WEDNESDAY 8/11 SCORES

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MODESTO – 2
SAN JOSE – 6
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Jimmy Glowenke 2-for-5, HR (7)
Abel Adames W (3-0), 2 2/3IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 4K

VISALIA – 7
LAKE ELSINORE – 6
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Ronny Simon 2-for-4, 2HR (14,15)
Caleb Roberts 1-for-2, HR (1), 2BB

STOCKTON – 3
FRESNO – 4
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Drew Romo 3-for-5, GW RBI single, 18-game hitting streak
Eddy Diaz 3-for-5, 2B

RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 10
INLAND EMPIRE – 9
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Edwin Mateo 2-for-4, HR (2), 3RBI
Imanol Vargas 1-for-4, HR (9), 3RBI
Marco Hernandez 2-for-4, 2B, BB, 2RBI
Bryce Teodosio 4-for-5, 2B, 2RBI

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TUESDAY 8/10 SCORES

Posted on August 11, 2021 by | Comments Off on TUESDAY 8/10 SCORES

VISALIA – 4
LAKE ELSINORE – 8
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Colton Bender, 3-for-4, 2RBI
3B Lucas Dunn, 2-for-3, 2 2B
RHP Jason Reynolds, W (4-1), 2 2/3IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 1K

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2B Ronny Simon, 2-for-4, BB, HR (13)

MODESTO – 0
SAN JOSE – 4
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RHP Wilkelma Castillo, W (2-0), 2 1/3IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 4K
CF Luis Matos, 2-for-4, RBI

STOCKTON – 4
FRESNO – 12

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SS Julio Carreras, 3-for-4
2B Mateo Gil, 3-for-4, 2 2B
DH Zac Veen, 2-for-5, HR (14)
1B Trevor Boone, 2-for-4, HR (5), 3RBI

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LF Lawrence Butler, 2-for-4, 2 2B, 3RBI

RANCHO  CUCAMONGA – 3
INLAND EMPIRE – 10
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CF D’Shawn Knowles, 3-for-5, 2B, 3B, 3RBI
DH Braxton Martinez, 2-for-4, 2B, 4RBI
LHP Adam Seminaris, W (4-5), 6IP, 2H, 2R, 3BB, 9K

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2B Sam McWilliams, 1-for-3, HR (7), 2RBI

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