SAN JOSE – 12
FRESNO – 8
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San Jose (74-42) wins its 7th straight, closes in on Fresno (72-39) for the division lead, just 1/2 game back. Luis Matos went 2-for-4 with a walk and a HR (15). Harrison Freed with his 8th HR, a grand slam in the ninth to provide the winning margin. Jimmy Glowenke 1-for-3 with three walks. Fresno’s Mateo Gil went 3-for-5 and knocked in five runs.
VISALIA – 4
RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 5
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Walk-off win for Rancho on a Yeiner Fernandez RBI single. RHP Kyle Hurt threw 3 1/3 scoreless innings in relief with no hits, one walk and three Ks. Four Quakes pitchers held the Rawhide to just two hits. RHP Reinaldo De Paula (W, 2-1) finished the game, going 1 2/3 innings and allowing no runs on one hit, no walks and three Ks. Ryan Bliss hit his fifth homer of the year for Visalia.
INLAND EMPIRE – 3
LAKE ELSINORE – 17
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The Storm scored their 17 runs on 13 hits and 14 walks. Cole Cummings went 2-for-3 with a double, three RBIs and three runs scored and walked three times. Five Lake Elsinore batters had two hits apiece. RHP Ruben Galindo (W, 5-4) allowed five hits over four innings, one run, and struck out six. All seven of Inland Empire’s hits were singles and the 66ers batters walked once with 13 strikeouts.
MODESTO – 6
STOCKTON – 5
10 Innings
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Modesto scored the winning run on a GIDP in the 10th. James Parker went 3-for-5 with a double. Robert Perez was 2-for-4 with a walk and hit his 15th homer. LHP Brayan Perez pitched four shutout innings in relief, allowing no hits and two walks with seven Ks.
The Visalia Rawhide broke a six-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over Modesto on Friday night at John Thurman Field. Jose Cabrera (W, 2-1) pitched six strong innings and the Rawhide broke a 3-3 tie with a bases-loaded walk in the fifth for the winning margin.
