The San Jose Giants got another strong pitching performance on Thursday night and beat Visalia for the third night in a row, final score 5-2 at Valley Strong Ballpark. Starter Will Bednar went four innings and allowed one run on two hits and no walks while striking out six. Seth Lonsway (W, 2-0) followed with four hitless innings, allowing just one unearned run while walking two and striking out two. Jose Cruz threw a spotless ninth inning to notch his first save of the year.
The Rawhide got just two hits after getting just one hit off of San Jose pitching the night before.
San Jose pitching over the last two games: 3 hits and 1 earned run allowed in 18 innings. 3 walks & 29 strikeouts.
— Joe Ritzo (@JoeRitzo) April 22, 2022
The Giants got two runs in the first inning with Abdiel Layer knocking in the first run on a groundout, followed by an RBI single from Dilan Rosario. Layer went 2-for-4 on the night with a triple, a walk, two RBIs and two runs scored.
