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LAKE ELSINORE PROMOTIONS, SATURDAY NIGHT SCORES

The San Diego Padres have promoted three of Lake Elsinore’s standouts to high-A Fort Wayne. C Brandon Valenzuela, OF Robert Hassell III and INF Euribiel Angeles all are on their way to the next level after very successful stints in Low-A West.

Valenzuela is batting .307/.389/.444 on the year and he has turned it up in July and August from an already solid-start. This month he has slashed .333/.440/.460.

Hassell III is among the leaders in numerous offensive categories: Hits (118, 3rd) OBP (.415, 2nd), OPS (.897, 7th), AVG. (.323, 3rd), BBs (57, 2nd) and SBs (31, 3rd).

Angeles is the league’s leading hitter by average (.343) and hits (124), and sixth in OBP at .397. He’s ninth in OPS at .858.

 

RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 5
VISALIA – 6

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Rawhide C Adrian Del Castillo went 2-for-4 and had two RBIs to lead Visalia’s offense. LHP Avery Short allowed two earned runs over five innings on two hits and four walks with five strikeouts and was awarded his first professional win. Visalia leads the series 3-2.

Del Castillo, the 67th pick overall in the 2021 draft,  has gone 7-for-17 over his last four games with seven RBIs.

3B Deyvison De Los Santos has hit in five straight, going 9-for-21 with three doubles. De Los Santos is 18 years old and was signed by the Diamondbacks out of the Dominican Republic in 2019.

SAN JOSE – 0
LAKE ELINORE – 1

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Four Lake Elsinore pitchers threw the shutout, with Ruben Galindo (W, 4-3) throwing four innings of the bullpen and allowing just one hit and two walks with four strikeouts. C Gilbert Vizcarra had two hits including the game-winner, his third homer of the year.

The teams combined for just seven hits, with Vizcarra accounting for two of the Storm’s three hits.

San Jose RHP Prelander Berroa got hung with the loss (5-6) despite going seven strong innings and allowing one run on three hits with two walks and nine strikeouts.

MODESTO – 9
FRESNO – 10

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The Grizzlies bounced back from three straight losses at the hands of the Nuts with 10 runs on 15 hits. Six total pitchers were needed in the wake of starter Toney Locey‘s three-inning stint and Fresno scored the deciding run in the bottom of the eighth inning on an RBI double by Drew Romo.

Romo also hit his sixth homer of the year, an inside-the-park sprint around the bases. 2B Eddy Diaz was 3-for-4 with a double. Six different grizzlies had multi-hit games.

CF Corey Rosier stayed red-hot for Modesto, going 3-for-6. The 2021 12th-round draft pick has hit in 12 straight and is 25-for-50 over that stretch. 1B Eric Jones had three hits and a walk.

INLAND EMPIRE
STOCKTON

Postponed

Contract tracing still in effect for members of the Oakland A’s organization.

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

IE
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.

FRE
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

BUTLER, BERROA NAMED PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Stockton OF Lawrence Butler and San Jose RHP Prelander Berroa have been named Low-A West Player and Pitcher of the Week for July 19-25.

LAWRENCE BUTLER – Against San Jose last week, Butler went 10-for-25 with a double and three home runs. On Wednesday he was 2-for-4 with two homers and six RBIs. Butler’s 13 home runs are tied for fourth in Low-A West.

 

PRELANDER BERROA – On Saturday against Stockton, Berroa went six shutout innings and allowed one hit with no walks and nine strikeouts. In July, Berroa is 2-0 with a 1.57 ERA over five starts. In 28 2/3 July innings, he has allowed 18 hits and nine walks with 34 strikeouts.

GIANTS SHUT DOWN PORTS

The San Jose Giants bounced back from three straight losses behind three home runs from the offense and a dominant combined effort from the pitching staff to beat Stockton 8-1 Saturday night. 2B Jimmy Glowenke and SS Abdiel Layer hit back-to-back homers in the 3rd inning to put the Giants up for good and RHP Prelander Berroa (W, 3-3) allowed just one hit over six innings with no walks and nine strikeouts.

The Giants carried the 3-0 lead to the bottom of the sixth where they tacked on five runs with PH Jairo Pomares blasting a three-run homer, his 10th of the season. RHP Ivan Armstrong and RHP Clay Helvey covered the final three innings with just one run allowed on an RBI single by 3B Joshwan Wright in the seventh inning. The three San Jose pitchers combined for 3H, 0BB and 13 Ks.

Glowenke has found his stroke in July, slashing .346/.446/.615 with all four of his HRs. Pomares extended his hitting streak to six games and has gone 10-for-23 over that stretch with three doubles and two home runs.

San Jose (45-26) picked up a game on the first-place Grizzlies and will look for a series split Stockton on Sunday.

MODESTO – 8
FRESNO -6
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RHP Sam Carlson 6IP, 5H, 3ER, 2BB, 7K
RHP Luis Curvelo 2IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
C Matt Scheffler 2-for-3 with 2 BB
Zac Veen 2-for-4, 1BB, HR (11)

RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 11
VISALIA – 4
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SS Alex De Jesus 2-for-4, HR (10)
RF Jose Ramos 2-for-6, HR (2), 3 RBIs.

LAKE ELSINORE – 4
INLAND EMPIRE – 9
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1B Spencer Brown 2-for-3, 2HR (5), 5 RBIs
SS Jose Guzman 3-for-5, 2 runs scored
LF Elijah Greene 2-for-4, triple
RHP Dakota Donovan 3IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 4K

TUESDAY SCORES

VISALIA – 3
LAKE ELSINORE – 14
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Jarryd Dale went 4-for-6, Robert Hassell III went 3-for-5 with a walk, Joshua Mears hit his 10th HR. Nick Thwaits earned his first win with 5IP, 2ER, 3H, 2BB, 5K.

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VISALIA WINS ON VUKOVICH WALK-OFF

3B A.J. Vukovich broke a 9th-inning tie with an RBI double as the Visalia Rawhide beat the Fresno Grizzlies 6-5 on Friday night. Visalia walked off with a win for the second time in this series which is now even at two games apiece.

Visalia’s offense pounded out 12 hits, led by 1B Ramses Malave who went 3-for-4 with two homers (his 3rd and  4th of the season) and 4 RBIs. Vukovich went 2-for-5 with 2 RBIs and 2B Ronny Simon went 3-for-5 from the leadoff spot with 2 runs scored.

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66ERS MOVE PAST STORM FOR 1ST PLACE

A five-run second innings put the Inland Empire 66ers on top for good in a 9-3 win over the Lake Elsinore Storm Saturday night. The homestanding Storm yielded first place in the South division as IE has won four of the first five games of the series.

3B Jeremy Arocho started the scoring  for the visiting 66ers with a 2-RBI single. 2B Jeremiah Jackson (Los Angeles Angels’ #6 prospect) doubled  in three more runs to make it a five spot for the  66ers.

The Storm came back with three runs of their own in the bottom of the second. LF Matthew Acosta tripled in two runs followed by an RBI groundout by C Gilberto Vizcarra.

The Storm were done scoring but the 66ers were not.

Inland Empire got three more runs in the seventh inning and tacked on another in the ninth for a final of 9-3. The win moved IE (6-4) into first place, 1/2 game ahead of Lake Elsinore (6-5).

RHP Justin Courtney (1-0) went three scoreless innings in relief to earn the win. Courtney allowed three hits and no walks while striking out six.

SCOREBOARD

MODESTO – 9
RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 7
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The Modesto Nuts stayed hot with their fourth straight win over Rancho Cucamonga to keep pace with Fresno atop the North division. LF Cade Marlowe had a double and a homer (3) and SS Noelvi Marte, the Seattle Mariners’ #7 prospect, had two more hits and is now hitting .367/.426/.977.

VISALIA – 4
FRESNO – 14
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The Grizzlies scored in every inning except the first and broke open a close game and stayed perfect at home with a 14-4 win over the struggling Visalia Rawhide. Zac Veen, the Colorado Rockies’ top prospect, had two hits and drove in three to lead Fresno’s 14-hit attack. SS Ezequiel Tovar (#20 Rockies prospect) had two hits and an RBI and RHP Robinson Hernandez (1-0) went two scoreless innings  for the win, giving up no hits and one walk while striking out three.

SAN JOSE – 2
STOCKTON – 0
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CF Luis Matos  drove in both Giants runs, with a single and a sac fly, as three Giants pitchers blanked the Stockton Ports 2-0. Matos (#7 San Francisco Giants prospect) is now hitting .381/.391/1.010. Prelander Berroa (3 2/3 IP), Luis Moreno (3 1/3) and Chris Wright (2) scattered five hits and combined to strike out 11 Ports batters while walking four.