Grizzlies CF Bladimir Restituyo doubled in the eventual winning run to cap a 2-run rally in the 6th inning as Fresno topped San Jose 4-3 on Sunday. The Grizzlies (56-28) stretched out their North division lead over the Giants to three games, with San Jose (53-31) five games up on Rancho Cucamonga (47-35) for the final playoff spot.
Restituyo went 2-for-3 from the #9 spot as most of the damage was done from the bottom of Fresno’s batting order. With San Jose up 2-0 in the third inning, #8 hitter Trevor Boone hit a solo homer (4) to get the Grizzlies on the board. Later, RF Joe Aeilts singled in the tying run ahead of Restituyo’s double.
RHP Case Williams went 5 IP for Fresno and allowed 5H, 3R (1ER), 1BB and 2K in getting a no-decision. LHP Tanner Propst (W, 3-1) pitched a scoreless inning with no hits or walks and one strikeout to earn the win.
1B Luis Toribio led San Jose’s offense with three hits, including two doubles, and drove in two runs. Over seven games in August, Toribio is slashing .360/.429/.640.
SCOREBOARD
INLAND EMPIRE – 13
VISALIA – 7
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66ers DH Gabe Matthews filled up the box score, going 2-for-3 with a grand slam HR (3), 5 RBIs and 4 runs scored. Inland Empire used seven pitchers with RHP Coleman Crow getting the win (4-1) for his 2 2/3 scoreless innings. Visalia also used seven pitchers. There were only eight base hits combined in this high-scoring game as both pitching staffs allowed 14 walks.
LAKE ELSINORE – 5
RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 13
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Rancho Cucamonga banged out 14 hits along with 10 walks and scored in all but two innings. Quakes DH Ismael Alcantara went 3-for-5 with a double and his 8th HR of the season. Quakes 3B Jorbit Vivas stayed hot with a 2-for-5 day with 3 RBIs. Vivas had a fantastic July (.347/.420/.582) but he’s ahead of that pace over eight games in August at .400/.483/.480. Storm 3B Jarryd Dale belted two HRs (4,5) and LF Sean Guilbe was 2-for-4
MODESTO – 12
STOCKTON – 14
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Modesto scored 12 runs on 21 hits…and lost. Stockton’s T.J. Schofield-Sam drove in five runs, going 2-for-5 with his 6th HR of the year, a grand slam. Schofield-Sam is 11 for his last 26 and has a line of .409/.536/.591 in August. Modesto’s Alberto Rodriguez had 5 hits and has raised his batting average from .221 on July 10th to .277. Modesto 3B James Parker was 3-for-6, 2B, HR (2), 4RBIs.
NOELVI MARTE – Marte was 11-for-28 against Stockton with a double, five home runs, 13 RBIs and 10 runs scored. His had a huge night on Tuesday, August 3rd when he went 4-for-5 with three home runs and nine RBIs. With 17 HRs, Marte is now second in Low-A West behind Marco Luciano’s 18, with Luciano up in High-A now.
CONNOR PHILLIPS – Phillips went six innings on Thursday against the Ports and and allowed no runs on two hits and no walks while striking out 12. It was his sixth win of the season, second in Low-A West. Over his last three starts (16 2/3 IP), Phillips has walked two with 22 strikeouts.
