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CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Posted on September 22, 2021 by | Comments Off on CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

SAN JOSE SWEEPS, 2021 CHAMPS

Game 3

FRESNO – 2
SAN JOSE – 7

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SAN JOSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIP 3 GAMES TO 0

Grant McCray (SJ) 2-for-4, 2B, HR (1), 3 Runs scored
Luis Matos (SJ) 1-for-2, HR (1), BB
Yorlis Rodriguez (SJ) 2-for-4, 2B
Nick Swiney (SJ) 4IP, 4H, 2R, 2BB, 6K
Tristan Beck (SJ) W, 2 1/3IP, 3H, oR, oBB, 2K
Mateo Gil (FRE) 2-for-4
AJ Lewis (FRE) 2-for-4
Robby Martin Jr. (FRE) 2-RBI single
Anderson Pilar (FRE) 2 1/3IP, 0R, 0H, 2BB, 4K

GAME 2

SAN JOSE – 4
FRESNO – 2

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Patrick Bailey (SJ) 3-for-4, 2 HR (2), 2B, 1 runner CS
Carson Ragsdale (SJ) 6IP, 3H, 2R, 3BB, 5K
Clay Helvey (SJ) 2IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB, 1K
Jimmy Glowenke (SJ) 2-for-4, HR (1)
Yorlis Rodriguez (SJ) HR (1)
Tony Locey (FRE) 6IP, 4H, 3R, 0BB, 6K

GAME 1

SAN JOSE – 3
FRESNO – 1

San Jose leads 1-0

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Kyle Harrison (SJ) 6 1/3 IP, 1R, 4H, 1BB, 6K
Luis Toribio (SJ) 2-for-3, HR (1)
Aeverson Arteaga (SJ), 2-for-4, 3B
Ghordy Santos (SJ) 2-for-3, BB
Zac Veen (FRE) 2-for-3, BB
Warming Bernabel (FRE) 2-for-3

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MODESTO’S KINGSBURY, NUNEZ COMBINE TO NO-HIT STOCKTON

Posted on September 18, 2021 by | Comments Off on MODESTO’S KINGSBURY, NUNEZ COMBINE TO NO-HIT STOCKTON

Jimmy Kingsbury

Modesto’s Jimmy Kingsbury and  Kelvin Nunez combined to throw a no-hitter in the Nuts 7-0 win over Stockton on Friday night, the first no hitter in the Cal League since 2019. Kingsbury went the first seven innings and walked one batter while striking out 10. Nunez handled the 8th and 9th with no walks and three strikeouts. This was the third no-no in Modesto Nuts history, the last one coming in 2013.

Corey Rosier hit his third homer of the season and Trent Tinglestad had four hits to lead the Modesto offense. Rosier is now slashing .417/.489/.620 in 29 games for the Nuts.

Kingsbury was perfect in five of his seven innings. Junior Perez stuck out with one out in the third but reached first when the third strike got away from C Eric Jones. Perez stole second and when Jack Winkler reached on an error, Kingsbury was faced with a two-out, first-and-third jam. The righty out of Villanova induced a groundout to end the inning.

Kevin Richards drew a one-out walk in the fifth and was replaced on base when Perez followed with a FC grounder. Perez stole second again, but Kingsbury got another groundout to end the threat. He yielded to Nunez after seven innings having thrown 87 pitches, 64 for strikes.

Kelvin Nunez

Nunez went six up/six down over the final two innings on 18 pitches, 15 of them strikes. Together, Kingsbury and Nunez walked one and struck out 13. With business being handled quickly most of the night, the time of the game was 2:06.

Tinglestad led Modesto’s 14-hit attack with 4, while Rosier, Spencer Packard and Cesar Izturis Jr. had two hits apiece.

 

BLISS CYCLES in visalia’s 7-3 win

Visalia SS Ryan Bliss hit for the cycle, including his 6th homer of the season, in Visalia’s 7-3 win over Rancho Cucamonga. Avery Short (W, 2-5) gave up two runs over five innings and John Carver earned his first save as he allowed one run over four innings of relief.

Bliss homered in the first, doubled in the third, tripled in the sixth and then got a single in the ninth to complete his rare feat. He had a 10-game win streak snapped on Thursday night but got back into the hit column in a big way on Friday.

Deyvison De Los Santos hit his third homer of the year for Visalia and Shane Muntz blasted his second.

Yeiner Fernandez belted his first homer of the year for the Quakes.

 

SAN JOSE – 6
FRESNO – 5

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The top two teams in the league continued to size each other up for next week’s championship series and the Giants have had the better of it so far. Luis Matos and Jimmy Glowenke each had two hits as San Jose won for the third time in four games in this season-ending series. Pitcher of the Week/Month honoree Randy Rodriguez (W, 6-3) went 3 1/3 innings and allowed one hit with no runs or walks while striking out six.

INLAND EMPIRE – 1
LAKE ELSINORE – 0

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Jack Kochanowicz and Nick Mondak combined for the Cal League pitching effort of the night any other time, but their 1-0 shutout of Lake Elsinore happened to fall on a night when there was a no-hitter elsewhere. Jose Reyes doubled in a run in the fourth inning for the 66ers and that was it for both sides. Kochanowicz gave up three hits and didn’t walk anybody while striking out five over four innings. Mondak (W, 2-0) gave up one hit and no walks while striking out five. This game did edge out the Modesto no-hitter with a time of 2:03.

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WEDNESDAY 9/15 SCORES

Posted on September 16, 2021 by | Comments Off on WEDNESDAY 9/15 SCORES

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.

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GIANTS SCORE 10 ON FRESNO, TOSS 2-HITTER

Posted on September 15, 2021 by | Comments Off on GIANTS SCORE 10 ON FRESNO, TOSS 2-HITTER

The San Jose Giants and Fresno Grizzlies will be seeing quite a lot of each other this week and next, and Tuesday night’s matchup was a dominant 10-0 win for the visiting Giants. Starter Kyle Harrison (W, 4-3) allowed two hits and three walks over five shutout innings and leadoff man Najee Gaskins had three hits and scored two runs in the rout.

Scoreless after three innings, the Giants got five runs (2ER) off of Fresno starter Anderson Amarista, who made a throwing error to complicate matters for himself. JImmy Glowenke singled in a pair of runs, part of a 3-for-4 night for the San Jose second baseman.

Luis Matos and Ghordy Santos each had two hits for the Giants.

Three relievers came out of the San Jose bullpen to combine for four hitless innings, striking out six without any walks. Harrison’s eight strikeouts brought his total to 162, second in the league behind teammate Carson Ragsdale (162).

Julio Carreras was 1-for-3 with a walk for Fresno.

The season-ending six-game series continues tonight, followed by the Low-A West championship series between these two teams. Tuesday night’s win pulled San Jose (73-42) to within 1 1/2 game of first-place Fresno (72-38).

 

SCOREBOARD

 

INLAND EMPIRE – 4
LAKE ELSINORE – 6

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VISALIA – 3
RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 5

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MODESTO – 16
STOCKTON – 14

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SUNDAY 9/12 SCORES

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Visalia earned a split with Lake Elsinore with a 4-2 win with RHP Scott Randall going four strong innings in his first start. Alek Jacob continues to be brilliant out of the Lake Elsinore bullpen: 15 2/3IP, 11 hits, 0BB, 23K.

San Jose caught idle Fresno in the win column at 72 with an 11-6 win over Stockton.

Rancho Cucamonga wrapped up the South division title, though they won’t be playing in the post-season with #1 and #2 overall playing a five-game championship series. That will be Fresno and San Jose.

 

LAKE ELSINORE – 2
VISALIA – 4

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Ryan Bliss (VIS) HR (4)
Tim Tawa (VIS) 3-for-4, 2B
Scott Randall 4IP, 0R, 2H, 0BB, 5K
Adrian Del Moral (VIS) @ (1-10), 3IP, 1R, 4H, 0BB, 3K
Lucas Dunn (LE) 2-for-3, BB
Alek Jacob (LE) 2IP, 0R, 1H, 0BB, 5K

 

STOCKTON – 6
SAN JOSE – 11

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Luis Matos (SJ) 4-for-4, 2B, HR (14), 3 RBIs
Patrick Bailey (SJ) 3-for-5, 2B
Brooks Crawford (SJ) 2IP, 0R, 1H, 0BB, 3K
Kevin Richards (STK) 3-for-5, HR (2), 2 RBIs
T.J. Schofield-Sam (STK) 3 hits, BB

RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 10
INLAND EMPIRE – 0

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Yeiner Fernandez (RC), 3 hits
Jose Ramos (RC) 2-for-5, Triple, 2 RBIs
Marco Hernandez (RC) 2-for-3, 2 BBs
Nick Nastrini (RC) 3IP, 0R, 0H, 2BB 6K
Emmet Sheehan (RC) W (3-0), 3 2/3IP, 0R, 2H, 1BB 8K

FRESNO
MODESTO

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MODESTO TAKES SERIES FROM SAN JOSE WITH 7-6 WIN

Posted on August 15, 2021 by | Comments Off on 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

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MODESTO’S 16-HIT ATTACK DOWNS GIANTS

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The Modesto Nuts put up five runs in the third inning  Thursday night to go ahead for good in a 10-4 win at San Jose. The visitors used six singles and a double to put up the five-spot, erasing a 1-0 deficit, and added on down the stretch to get their first win of the six-game series.

CF Colin Davis and DH Eric Jones had three hits apiece to lead the Nuts offense, and both had singles to start the 3rd-inning rally. RF Alberto Rodriguez was 2-for-5 with a double.

The Giants mounted a comeback in the fifth inning with three runs. RF Jairo Pomares launched his 13th HR of the season and that was followed by a Patrick Bailey double and a Tyler Wyatt triple to make it 5-3. LF Harrison Freed brought in another run on a groundout to make it 5-4, but that was it for the Giants’ rally.

Modesto came right back in the top of the sixth with a run on an RBI  single by Jones to make it 6-4. The Nuts tacked on three in the eighth and one in the ninth to make it a comfortable 10-4 victory.

RHP  Connor Phillips started for Modesto  and went four IP, allowing one run on two hits with five walks  and six strikeouts. RHP Leon Hunter pitched the final three innings and got the win (3-0), giving up one hit with no runs or walks and three strikeouts.

San Jose CF Luis Matos had a single and a double and knocked in his 64th run of the year, tied for second in the league.

The Giants (55-32) stayed three games back of Fresno (58-29) and six games ahead of Rancho Cucamonga (48-37) for the final playoff spot.

 

SCOREBOARD

 

STOCKTON – 2
FRESNO – 1
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VISALIA – 7
LAKE ELSINORE – 4
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RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 3
INLAND EMPIRE – 13
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TUESDAY 8/10 SCORES

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VISALIA – 4
LAKE ELSINORE – 8
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LE
Colton Bender, 3-for-4, 2RBI
3B Lucas Dunn, 2-for-3, 2 2B
RHP Jason Reynolds, W (4-1), 2 2/3IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 1K

VIS
2B Ronny Simon, 2-for-4, BB, HR (13)

MODESTO – 0
SAN JOSE – 4
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SJ
RHP Wilkelma Castillo, W (2-0), 2 1/3IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 4K
CF Luis Matos, 2-for-4, RBI

STOCKTON – 4
FRESNO – 12

FRE
SS Julio Carreras, 3-for-4
2B Mateo Gil, 3-for-4, 2 2B
DH Zac Veen, 2-for-5, HR (14)
1B Trevor Boone, 2-for-4, HR (5), 3RBI

STK
LF Lawrence Butler, 2-for-4, 2 2B, 3RBI

RANCHO  CUCAMONGA – 3
INLAND EMPIRE – 10
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CF D’Shawn Knowles, 3-for-5, 2B, 3B, 3RBI
DH Braxton Martinez, 2-for-4, 2B, 4RBI
LHP Adam Seminaris, W (4-5), 6IP, 2H, 2R, 3BB, 9K

RC
2B Sam McWilliams, 1-for-3, HR (7), 2RBI

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WEDNESDAY 8/4 SCORES

Posted on August 5, 2021 by | Comments Off on WEDNESDAY 8/4 SCORES

Jairo Pomares singled in a run in the top of the 9th inning that proved to be the difference Friday night as the San  Jose Giants beat the Fresno Grizzlies 6-5 at Chukchansi Park in Fresno. Pomares’ third hit of the game gave San Jose a 6-4 lead that held up as the Grizzlies were able to push across just one run in the bottom of the 9th.

Having just been named July’s Low-A West Player of the Month, Pomares celebrated with a 3-for-5 night and boosted his batting average up to .356 on the season. 

After Fresno went up 2-0 in the first inning, San Jose came back with three runs in the second to take the lead. After a run came in on an error, 1B Tyler Wyatt doubled in two runs to give the Giants the lead. CF Luis Matos added on in the 5th with an RBI single to make it 4-2 before Fresno’s SS Julio Carreras homered in the bottom of the 5th to make it a 1-run game again.

Back came the Giants in the 6th on Luis Toribio‘s solo HR, his 5th of the year, and it was 5-3. CF Jack Yalowitz doubled in a run for the Grizzlies in the bottom of the 8th to make it 5-4 before the clubs traded single runs in the 9th.

Both clubs saw their star shortstops promoted to High-A this week as Ezequiel Tovar (Grizzlies) and Marco Luciano (Giants) moved up. The teams teams are now separated by one game in the standings and remain in the two playoff positions, with Rancho Cucamonga 6 1/2 games behind second-place San Jose.

INLAND EMPIRE – 6
VISALIA – 7
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LAKE ELSINORE – 12
RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 7
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MODESTO – 6
STOCKTON – 3
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SUNDAY SCORES

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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

LE
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.

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