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SIX-RUN INNING DRIVES MODESTO

The Modesto Nuts put up six runs in the third inning on Tuesday night and went on to an 11-5 win at home over Inland Empire. A 2-0 deficit was erased and four pitchers covered the distance for the Nuts, who won for the seventh time in their last 10 games.

DH Corey Rosier singled in two runs to tie the score at 2-2 to get the third-inning outburst started. Robert Perez and Trent Tinglestad singled in runs before Brett Rodriguez capped off the big inning with a sac fly.

Bryce Miller started for Modesto and went three innings, allowing two runs (1ER) on four hits and no walks with six strikeouts. Leon Hunter (W, 5-1) went 3 1/3 and allowed 2ER on one hit and one walk with seven strikeouts. After a clean inning from Matthew Willrodt, Juan Mercedes pitched the final 1 2/3 innings with no runs allowed on one hit, no walks and five strikeouts.

The Modesto pitchers racked up 18 strikeouts.

Colin Davis was 3-for-4 with two doubles to lead the Nuts. Alberto Rodriguez also had three hits.

Modesto closed to within six games of San Jose for the final playoff spot.

 

SCOREBOARD

 

VISALIA – 7
SAN JOSE – 3

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LAKE ELSINORE – 1
RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 8

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FRESNO – 4
STOCKTON – 3

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QUAKES SHUT OUT 66ERS

Rancho Cucamonga RHP Gavin Stone went six scoreless innings with 12 strikeouts as the Quakes shut out the Inland Empire 66ers 4-0 on Friday night in San Bernardino. Stone (1-2) picked up his first professional win and the visiting Quakes got home runs from DH Jorbit Vivas and 3B Luis Diaz.

The scoring started in the fourth inning as Diaz launched a 2-run shot, his second of the year to put Rancho up 2-0. Vivas followed with a solo shot in the fifth, his 12th. LF Ismael Alcantara capped off the night with an RBI triple in the ninth.

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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.

GRIZZLIES EDGE NUTS FOR 10TH STRAIGHT WIN

The Fresno Grizzlies returned home from an 11-1 road trip and took the opener from Modesto 2-1 with some opportunistic offense and a strong effort from five pitchers. Fresno scored both of its runs on wild pitches and RHP Toney Locey and four relievers made them stand up for the Grizzlies’ 10th straight win.

The high-powered Grizzlies offense only got four hits but they got what they needed with single runs in the fourth and eighth innings. RF Zac Veen led off the fourth with a bunt single and SS Ezequiel Tovar followed with another, which had to be reviewed to be ruled a hit as he avoided the sweep tag on his way to first. The umpires conferred and called Tovar safe as Veen advanced to second and then went to third on a double-play groundout by 1B Grant Lavigne.  Modesto starter RHP Josiah De Los Santos then threw one to that backstop that allowed Veen to score the first run of the game.

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NUTS STRIKE EARLY IN WIN OVER RAWHIDE

The Modesto Nuts stayed hot Friday night and got six runs in the first two innings to cruise to an 8-1 win over the Rawhide in Visalia. The visitors got three in the first and three in the second and went on to win their sixth game in a row including all four in this series.

CF Victor Labrada went 3-for-4 from the leadoff spot and RF Alberto Rodriguez was 1-for-5 with a homer and four RBIs. RHP Sam Carlson (W, 2-1) went five innings and allowed one run on three hits and five walks with eight strikeouts. He threw 105 pitches, 61 for strikes.

Rawhide starter Adrian Del Moral got knocked around over the first two innings as Modesto built a 6-0 lead, but he bounced back for a 1-2-3 third inning and struck out the first two hitters in the fourth before walking SS Noelvi Marte. RHP Enmanuel Acosta came on in relief of Del Moral and gave up a 2-run homer to Rodriguez to put the Nuts ahead 8-0.

Visalia’s only run came when RF Jefferson Espinal walked to lead off the sixth inning and came home on a sac fly by 1B Lyle Lin.

Modesto RHP Matthew Willdrodt went three shutout innings in relief of Carlson, allowing just one hit with no walks and four strikeouts.

Carlson had a lot of traffic with the five walks, three hits and two HBPs, but he was able to keep the Rawhide off the board with the exception of his last batter coming around to score after he left the game. Odd occurrence, Carlson’s first and last batters were both HBPs.

The Nuts are now 30-22 and picked up a game on first-place San Jose in the North division as they now trail by five games with second-place Fresno two games out. The Rawhide suffered its sixth straight loss and have a record of 13-39. They’re 12 1/2 games behind first-place Rancho Cucamonga in the South Division.

Game five of the six-game series starts at 6:30 tonight.

SCOREBOARD

RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 1
FRESNO – 2
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SAN JOSE – 3
STOCKTON – 4
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INLAND EMPIRE – 3
LAKE ELSINORE – 11
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