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SAN JOSE’S CARTER WILLIAMS, NICK SINACOLA NAMED CAL LEAGUE PLAYER/PITCHER OF THE WEEK

San Jose OF Carter Wiliams and RHP Nick Sinacola have been named California League Player and Pitcher of the Week for June 20-26.

CARTER WILLIAMS –  Hit in every game last week, going 15-for-23 with six doubles and two home runs against Stockton. In 11 games since joining San Jose, Williams is slashing .553/.623/1.026.

 

NICK SINACOLA – 2021 draftee, went five scoreless innings against Stockton with no hits allowed and three walks against five strikeouts. Over 46 innings with the Giants, Sinacola’s K/9 is 10.88 and HR/9 is 1.17.

MODESTO TAKES SERIES FROM SAN JOSE WITH 7-6 WIN

Modesto broke open a scoreless tie in the fourth inning with five runs, highlighted by RF Alberto Rodriguez‘ two-RBI double. That would be it for the visitors until the 10th inning. Meanwhile, San Jose chipped away, starting with an RBI double by RF Jairo Pomares in the bottom of the fourth.

C Fabian Pena hit his third homer of the year in the fifth inning to make it 5-2, Modesto. 2B Jimmy Glowenke knocked in a pair with a double in the seventh and then hit his eighth homer of the year with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to force extras.

After the two Modesto runs in the top of the 10th, LF Carter Williams singled in the installed runner to make it a 7-6 game. But Nuts right-hander Leon Hunter struck out San Jose 3B Yorlis Rodriguez to end the game.

RHP Jimmy Kingsbury started for Modesto and went 4IP, allowing two runs on six hit, no walks and six strikeouts. LHP Kyle Harrison was San Jose’s starter and he left the game after two strong innings: 0R, 1H, 1BB, 5K. No word at this time why he was pulled.

Modesto is now 47-43, eight games back of San Jose (55-35) for the second playoff spot. The Giants sit five games back of Fresno (60-30) but are still 3 1/2 games ahead of Rancho Cucamonga  (51-38) for the second and final spot.

Pomares has been on fire for San Jose, going 9 for his last 17 with two doubles and two homers. After slashing .369/.416/.709 in July, the 21-year old from Cuba is batting .429/.474/.714 over 13 games in August.

Alberto Rodriguez is hitting .365/.421/.538 in August.

Colin Davis, a 7th-round pick in this year’s draft, joined Modesto on July 28th and is 14-for-44 with two HRs, batting .318/.423, .500 over 11 games.

 

SCOREBOARD

 

VISALIA – 7
LAKE ELSINORE – 15

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The Storm had 20 hits, five different batters had three hits.
Brandon Valenzuela 3-for-6, 2B, 2RBI, hitting .444/.559/.593 in August

STOCKTON – 6
FRESNO – 1

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Brayan Buelvas HR (12), 2RBI
Junior Perez 2-for-4, 2 Runs scored
Angello Infante W (2-0), 5IP, 5H, 1R, 0BB, 3K
Drew Romo 21-game hitting streak

RANCHO CUCAMONGA  – 4
INLAND EMPIRE – 5

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Gustavo Campero 2-for-3, BB, 2B, HR (3)
Carson Matthews 3-for-5, 3 2Bs
Chase Chaney W (1-1), 4IP, 5H, 1R, 0BB, 6K

FRIDAY 7/31 SCORES

INLAND EMPIRE – 3
SAN JOSE – 8
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San Jose (49-27) keeps pace with Fresno, stays 2 games back for the best record in the league. A four-run 5th inning is the difference.

SJ
RF Carter Williams, 1-for-3, 2B, 1BB, 4RBIs
3B Casey Schmitt, 3-for-5, 2B
RHP Prelander Berroa, W, 4-3  5IP, 3H, 1ER, 0BB, 10K

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LF Elijah Greene,2-for-3, 2B
RF Cade Cabbiness, 2-for-4, HR (1)
LHP Jeryell Rivera, 2 2/3IP, 1H, 0R,  0BB, 5K

 

 

VISALIA – 4
STOCKTON – 5
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Rawhide go to the bottom of the 9th looking for their 3rd straight win but a walk and a Danny Bautista 2-run shot walk it off for the Ports

VIS
1B Mason Berne, 1-for-4, HR (1)
RF Alexander Hernandez, 1-for-4, HR (2)
LHP Avery Short, 5IP, 7H, 3ER, 1BB, 6K

STK
RF Danny Bautista, walk-off HR (2)
RHP Pedro Santos, W (3-2), 4IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 8K
DH Lawrence Butler, 3-for-3, 2 2B, 2RBIs
SS Robert Puason, 2-for3, 2B, SB

 

 

RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 14
MODESTO – 13
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Vintage mid-summer California League action, Modesto goes to the top of the 9th leading 13-9, Rancho scores four runs and wins 14-13

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SS Eddys Leonard, 2-for-5, 2B, 1BB,  4RBIs
RF Jose Ramos, 3-for-4, 3B
DH Alex De Jesus, 2-for-4, 2B, 2BB, 2RBI, 3R
CF Edwin Mateo, 2-for-4, 2B, BB
RHP Aldry Acosta, W (4-3), 2IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB, 2K

MOD
RF Alberto Rodriguez, 2-for-4, HR (6), BB, 4RBIs
3B James Parker, 4-for-4, 2B, BB, 2R
CF Brett Rodriguez, LF Trent Tinglestad, 3 hits apiece

 

 

FRESNO – 3
LAKE ELSINORE – 0
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Combined shutout from four Fresno pitchers. Grizzlies still hold the best record in the league at 51-25.

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2B Eddy Diaz and C Drew Romo both 2-for-4
RHP  Toney Locey, 4 2/3IP, 2H, 0R, 3BB, 4K
RHP Juan Mejia, W (1-5), 2 1/3IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 3K

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LHP Noel Vela, L (1-8), 6IP, 3H, 2R (0ER), 2BB, 5K
C Brandon Valenzuela, 2-for-4, 2B

SUNDAY SCORES

RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 7
VISALIA – 5
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RC
2B Jorbit Vivas 2-for-5, 2B, HR (11), 3RBI.
RHP Aldry Acosta (W, 3-2) 2IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 3K

VIS
C Ramses Malave, 1-for-4, HR (8)
DH Lyle Lin, 4-for-4
2B S.P. Chen, 1-for-4, HR (5)
The Quakes swept the 6-game series and are now 40-31 which puts them 5 1/2 games out of the last playoff spot.

 

 

STOCKTON – 5
SAN JOSE – 11
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SJ
DH Jairo Pomares, 3-for-5, 2 2B, 3RBI
CF Luis Matos, 3-for-4, 1BB
RF Carter Williams, 3-run HR (5)

STK
3B T.J. Schofield-Sam, 2-for-4, 2B, HR (4)
San Jose (46-26) split the six-game series with the Ports and remains two games behind Fresno for the best record in Low-A West

 

 

MODESTO – 14
FRESNO – 9
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MOD
DH Alberto Rodriguez, 3-for-5, 3B, HR (5)
1B Robert Perez, 5-for-6, HR (8), 5 RBIs
CF Brett Rodriguez, 2-for-6, 2B, HR (2), 3 RBIs
RHP Matthew Willrodt, W, 1-2, 2IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB, 2K

FRE
CF Joe Aeilts, 3-for-4, HR (3), 3 RBIs
Modesto (39-33) split with first-place Fresno (48-24) and are seven games behind San Jose (46-26) for the second playoff spot.

 

 

LAKE ELSINORE – 0
INLAND EMPIRE – 5
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IE
RHP John Swanda, , W (3-5), 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K
LHP Jack Dashwood, 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3K
3B Jeremy Arocho, 2-for-3, 2 2B, 2 Runs Scored
LF Caleb Scires, 2-for-4, 2B

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CF Robert Hassell III, 1-for-4, 2B

Swanda and  Dashwood combine for the shutout, six hits and no walks. The 66ers (38-33) are 7 1/2 games out of the last playoff spot.

BUTLER HOMERS TWICE IN PORTS WIN

Stockton OF Lawrence Butler hit a two-run home in the third inning then launched a grand slam in the eighth to drive in all of Stockton’s runs in a 6-2 win over San Jose Wednesday night. The Ports ended a nine-game losing streak as three pitchers held the Giants to just seven hits.

Butler went  2-for-4 with 6 RBIs, belting his 11th and 12 homers of the season. He’s gone 6-for-12 in his last three games.

 

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STOCKTON WINS IN 10 AT INLAND EMPIRE

Stockton 3B T.J. Schofield-Sam brought home the winning run with a sac fly in the top of the 10th at San Manuel Stadium as the Ports beat the Inland Empire 66ers 5-4 Thursday night. Sam had a pair of RBIs on the night and CF Junior Perez had two hits and an RBI to lead the offense.

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