FRESNO – 7
VISALIA – 5
Box
The Grizzlies (29-18) kept pace in the North division, staying four games back of San Jose with the win. SS Ezequiel Tovar stayed hot with a 2-for-4 night including his seventh homer of the season. It was Tovar’s fourth straight multi-hit game. Visalia outhit Fresno 14-8 but came up short. Fresno has won three of the five games so far and go for a series win today while Visalia is looking for a split.
Comments Off on SATURDAY NIGHT SCORES
Posted in CAL LEAGUE NEWS
Tagged Alex Canario, Carlos Guarate, Carson Ragsdale, Damon Casetta-Stubbs, Fabian Pena, Grant Judkins, inland Empire 66ers, Lake Elsinore Storm, Modesto Nuts, Pedro Santos, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Robinson Pina, San Jose Giants, Stockton Ports, Trent Tinglestad, Tyler Soderstrom
In a battle of first-place clubs, the San Jose Giants belted out 14 hits and drew eight walks to drop the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 9-5 on Tuesday night. LF Alex Canario blasted two home runs (5, 6) and SS Marco Luciano hit his 9th bomb of the year.
Giants starter Ryan Murphy went 3 1/3 IP allowing 4 runs (3ER) on 5 hits and 2 walks with 6 strikeouts. The Giants bullpen stopped the back-and-forth scoring by holding the Quakes to just one run the rest of the way. Righty Austin Reich (W, 3-0) went 2 2/3 scoreless innings allowing just one hit and no walks with four strikeouts. RHP Clay Helvey finished off the game, going 2 IP with no runs, hits or walks and five strikeouts for his sixth save of the season.
The win put the Giants (29-14) up by three games in the North division while the Quakes’ lead in the South shrunk to 2 1/2 games.
VISALIA WALKS OFF WITH FOUR IN THE 9TH INNING
The Visalia Rawhide beat the Fresno Grizzlies for the first time in 13 tries this season with a four-run bottom of the 9th inning to walk-off with a win. Fresno took a 9-6 advantage into the home half of the 9th but Visalia got what it needed as CF Glenallen Hill Jr. capped off the rally with an RBI single to win it, 10-9.
Each team scored in five different half innings. 1B Neyfy Castillo led Visalia’s 14-hit attack, going 3-for-5 with a triple. Reliever Bobby Ay pitched the final two innings, allowing one run on one hit and three walks with a strikeout and picked up the win when the offense came through.
LAKE ELSINORE – 11
MODESTO – 5
Box
STOCKTON – 6
INLAND EMPIRE – 5
Box
TRANSACTIONS
VISALIA RAWHIDE – OF Jorge Barrosa, SS Roman Ruiz, LHP Denson Hull and RHP Brandon Pfaadt assigned to High-A Hillsboro
3B Alexander Hernandez assigned to Visalia from High-A Hillsboro. RHP Alex Valdez assigned to Visalia from ACL D-Backs
LAKE ELSINORE STORM– LHP Ramon Perez assigned to High-A Fort Wayne
INLAND EMPIRE 66ERS – 1B Julio De La Cruz assigned to Inland Empire from ACL Angels
3B Jose Bonilla assigned to ACL Angels
MODESTO NUTS – RHP Leon Hunter and LHP Max Roberts assigned to Modesto Nuts from Tacoma Rainiers.
Comments Off on GIANTS WIN OPENER AGAINST QUAKES
Posted in CAL LEAGUE NEWS
Tagged Alex Canario, Austin Reich, Bobby Ay, Brandon Pfaadt, Clay Helvey, Denson Hull, Fresno Grizzlies, Glenallen Hill Jr., Jorge Barrosa, Lake Elsinore Storm, Marco Luciano, Neyfy Castillo, Ramon Perez, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Roman Ruiz, Ryan Murphy, San Jose Giants, Visalia Rawhide
