For the week ending June 14
RHP Victor Alcantara pitched seven shutout innings for the 66ers at Stockton, allowing two hits and one walk while striking out four. The 22-year old from the Dominican Republic is the Angels’ #9 prospect.
Pitchers of the Week at MiLB.com
OF Zach Cone batted .458/.519/1.208 in six games last week and homered in four straight games. He totaled five homers and 12 RBI while scoring seven runs. His .523 SLG on the season is eighth in the Cal League.
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A set of four-game series starts today, Thursday through Sunday, as the first half winds down. The Visalia Rawhide hold a 10-game lead in the North and have a magic number of two to eliminate Modesto and Stockton and claim the first-half crown. Rancho Cucamonga is three games up on Lancaster and three and one-half games ahead of High Desert in the South.
The first half ends Sunday June 21 with the California-Carolina League All-Star Game being played in Rancho Cucamonga on June 23rd.
Here are the matchups for the weekend series:
LANCASTER (32-32) at LAKE ELSINORE (26-33)
SAN JOSE (25-34) at HIGH DESERT (31-27)
STOCKTON (28-31) at RANCHO CUCAMONGA (35-24)
VISALIA (38-21) at INLAND EMPIRE (29-29)
MODESTO (28-31) at BAKERSFIELD (22-37)
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Dodgers OF Yasiel Puig is back with Rancho Cucamonga, rehabbing an early-season hamstring injury for the second time, and he went 2-for-4 with a double as the Quakes defeated the Jethawks in Lancaster, 8-5. He played seven innings.
Just about a month ago, Puig only got seven ABs with the Quakes before re-aggravating the injury. Last night, the 2014 NL All Star was in the middle of a first-inning rally, doubling and scoring as Rancho got out to a 2-0 lead.
The Jethawks tied it at two in the bottom of the inning but the visiting Quakes outlasted them, with Cody Bellinger and Tyler Ogle launching two-run homers.
More Puig…
PUIG JOLTS QUAKES EARLY IN WIN OVER JETHAWS – MiLB.com/Tyler Maun
YASIEL PUIG DOUBLES IN FIRST REHAB GAME FOR RANCHO CUCAMONGA – TrueBlueLA.com/Eric Stephen
YASIEL PUIG MAKES SPLASH WITH IN DODGERS REHAB GAME WITH QUAKES – Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/Tony Ciniglio
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Reigning Cal League Offensive Player of the Week James Ramsay went 0-for-4 tonight in a 9-8 loss at High Desert, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. Ramsay has been on a tear since mid-May, raising his batting average from below .200 to his current .301.
In the Astros’ loaded minor-league system, Ramsay hasn’t cracked the top-30 prospects list for either Baseball America or MLB.com, but the 2013 seventh-round draft pick has found his groove at the plate with Lancaster. During the impressive streak, Ramsay had nine multi-hit games, finishing it off by going 10-for-16 in the last three games. Prior to tonight’s loss, the Jethawks had won seven of their last eight and moved into second place in the South division.
More Jethawks…
REED, MUSGROVE ARE PLAYER/PITCHER OF THE MONTH FOR LANCASTER – Houston Astros Press Release
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Tonight saw the Visalia Rawhide post another win and pull back out to a 10-game lead in the North. Meanwhile, Rancho Cucamonga won their third straight to stay clear of second-place High Desert by a game in the South.
Saturday night will see a new slate of four-gamers across the board, before everybody gets a day off on Wednesday. Here are the matchups for the series openers:
LANCASTER (24-23), starter TBA
HIGH DESERT (26-21), Richelson Pena (2-3)
MODESTO (23-25), Jiminian Johendi (2-4)
VISALIA (33-15), John Omahen (4-0)
BAKERSFIELD (18-29), Dan Altavilla (1-4)
RANCHO CUCAMONGA (27-20), Erik Bedard (0-1)
SAN JOSE (20-28), Tyler Beede (2-2)
INLAND EMPIRE (22-24), Harrison Cooney (1-3)
LAKE ELSINORE (21-26), starter TBA
STOCKTON (22-25), starter TBA
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For the week ending May 24
High Desert RHP Richelson Pena set down the first 19 Bakersfield Blaze hitters he saw on Saturday and finished with seven innings of one-hit ball, no walks and six K’s. It was his third consecutive start of at least seven innings and Pena has lowered his once-high ERA to 3.67.
Pitchers of the Week at MiLB.com
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Lancaster OF Danry Vasquez put together a week of .419/.500/.710 hitting with three doubles, two homers 11 RBI and six runs scored. Vasquez is repeating the level and having success with improved numbers in nearly all offensive categories.
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Tagged California League, Danry Vasquez, High Desert Mavericks, Lancaster Jethawks, Richelson Pena
Game 3’s are up next in the four-game holiday weekends series across the board. The race in the South is getting interesting as the first-place Rancho Cucamonga Quakes have lost five straight while Inland Empire has won five straight. That leaves the Quakes with a 1 1/2 game lead over the 66ers. High Desert is just two games back.
The Visalia Rawhide hold a 10-game lead in the North and have won seven of their last 10. The combination of Visalia’s 31-12 record along with the rest of the division being under .500 has taken all the drama out of this race.
TODAY’S MATCHUPS:
HIGH DESERT (22-20), Starter TBA
BAKERSFIELD (17-25), Dan Altavilla (1-4)
RANCHO CUCAMONGA (24-14), Zack Bird (2-1)
SAN JOSE (17-26), Chase Johnson (2-2)
STOCKTON (20-23), Kyle Finnegan (2-2)
LAKE ELSINORE (17-25), Zech Lemond (2-2)
VISALIA (31-12), Blake Perry (4-0)
MODESTO (21-22), Johendi Jiminian (2-4)
INLAND EMPIRE (22-19), Harrison Cooney (1-2)
LANCASTER (21-22), Edison Frias (5-2)
The Visalia Rawhide came into Friday night’s action with a 10-game lead on the Modesto Nuts in the North. Good news for Modesto, a chance to close the gap! It worked out tonight, as Modesto snapped a four-game skid and topped the ‘Hide, moving to within nine games.
Four-game series are underway, running through the holiday Monday. Here’s how they got started tonight.
INLAND EMPIRE (21-19) – 7
LANCASTER (21-21) – 5
FISH (IE) – 3-for-4, 2B, 2 runs scored
AGUILERA (IE)- 1-for-4, HR (4)
MAHLE (IE) – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K, S (7)
PHILLIPS (LAN) – 2-for-4, 2 runs scored
STOCKTON (19-23) – 8
LAKE ELSINORE (17-24) – 0
TRIVINO (STK) – 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K W (3-2)
VERTIGAN, COGSWELL, CHAPMAN (STK) – 2 hits, RBI each
MODESTO (21-21) – 6
VISALIA (30-12) – 3
SENZATELA (MOD) – 6 2/3 IP, 5 hits, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, W (3-2)
TAPIA (MOD) – 3-for-4, 3B, 3 RBI
CRON (VIS) – 3-for-4, 2 2B, RBI, run scored
GIBSON (VIS) – 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
RANCHO CUCAMONGA (24-17) – 5
SAN JOSE (16-26) – 6
BEDNAR (SJ) – 2-for-3, 2 RBI
DAVIS (SJ) – 1-for-4, 2 RBI
COLE (SJ) – 3-for-4, run scored
SOPTIC (SJ) – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
BELLINGER (RC) – 2-for-4, HR (7), 2 RBI, 2 runs scored
HIGH DESERT (21-20) – 5
BAKERSFIELD (17-24) – 2
LAMBERT (HD) – 5 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
VAN HOOSIER (HD) – 2-for-5, 2 RBI, run scored
CORDELL (HD) – 1-for-5, HR (8), 3 RBI
PINEDA (BAK) – 3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
FRY (BAK) – 3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
O’NEILL (BAK) – 1-for-3, HR (11), 2 RBI
The red-hot Rancho Cucamonga Quakes have won seven straight and stretched their lead in the South to five games over High Desert. They go for the four-game sweep of Lake Elsinore tonight at home.
In the North, the Visalia Rawhide hold a seven-game lead over Modesto and will finish their four-game series against San Jose with a 1:00PM day game. Visalia has won two of the first three games in the series.
BAKERSFIELD (15-11) at HIGH DESERT (18-18) – 10:35am
SAN JOSE (12-25) at VISALIA (27-10) – 1:00pm
LAKE ELSINORE (16-20) at RANCHO CUCAMONGA (23-13) – 7:05pm
LANCASTER (18-19) at INLAND EMPIRE (17-18) – 7:05pm
MODESTO (20-17) at STOCKTON (16-21) – 7:10pm
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For the week ending May 10
Rancho Cucamonga’s Jose De Leon pitched two 7-inning gems, striking out 12 in both games while allowing just one earned run. The 22-year old right-hander is ranked #7 in the Dodgers organization by MLB.com and #6 by Baseball America.
Pitchers of the Week at MiLB.com
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Lancaster 1B A.J. Reed belted out four homers, three in one game, while batting .385/.500/1.000. The three-homer game in Stockton also saw 9 RBI by the Astros’ #12 prospect in MLB.com’s rankings.
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