The Visalia Rawhide held the Modesto Nuts to just three hits in a 3-1 win at John Thurman Field on Saturday night. Liam Norris (W, 1-7) had his best outing of the season and picked up his first win while Ivan Melendez hit his first professional home run to lead the visitors.
Norris went five shutout innings and did not allow a hit while walking one and striking out four. Three relivers covered the last four innings and allowed just one run on three hits with three walks and three strikeouts.
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Modesto SS Axel Sanchez and Fresno RHP Victor Juarez have been named California League Player and Pitcher of the Week for August 1 – 7.
AXEL SANCHEZ– The 19-year old from the Dominican Republic went for 10-for-27 with two doubles, four home runs and 15 RBIs against Stockton last week. Sanchez joined Modesto on July 30th and in eight games has batted .382/.475/.882. On Wednesday he was 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and seven RBIs.
VICTOR JUAREZ– Against San Jose on Thursday, Juarez threw six shutout innings, allowing just two hits and a walk while striking out seven. The 19-year old from Mexico is second in the California league in WHIP (1.25), third in batting average against (.235) and third in ERA (4.64).
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The Stockton Ports came up to bat in the bottom of the ninth inning trailing 7-4 and rallied for four runs to beat the Modesto Nuts 8-7 on Sunday night at Banner Island Ballpark. Kevin Richards hit two home runs (9, 10), including a game-tying two-run shot in the ninth, as the Ports won for the second night in a row. Nick Brueser walked it off with an RBI single.
Modesto jumped out to a 4-0 first-inning lead off of Stockton starter Mitch Myers and made it 6-0 with two runs in the third. Gabe Moncada hit a two-run shot in the first inning, his 2nd, and Axel Sanchez did the same in the third inning, launching his fourth of the year.
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