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GIANTS WIN OPENER AGAINST QUAKES

Posted on June 23, 2021 by | Comments Off on GIANTS WIN OPENER AGAINST QUAKES

In a battle of first-place clubs, the San Jose Giants belted out 14 hits and drew eight walks to drop the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 9-5 on Tuesday night. LF Alex Canario blasted two home runs (5, 6) and SS Marco Luciano hit his 9th bomb of the year.

Giants starter Ryan Murphy went 3 1/3 IP allowing 4 runs (3ER) on 5 hits and 2 walks with 6 strikeouts. The Giants bullpen stopped the back-and-forth scoring by holding the Quakes to just one run the rest of the way. Righty Austin Reich (W, 3-0) went 2 2/3 scoreless innings allowing just one hit and no walks with four strikeouts. RHP Clay Helvey finished off the game, going 2 IP with no runs, hits or walks and five strikeouts for his sixth save of the season.

The win put the Giants (29-14) up by three games in the North division while the Quakes’ lead in the South shrunk to 2 1/2 games.

VISALIA WALKS OFF WITH FOUR IN THE 9TH INNING

The  Visalia Rawhide beat the Fresno Grizzlies for the first time in 13 tries this season with a four-run bottom of the 9th inning to walk-off with a win. Fresno took a 9-6 advantage into the home half of the 9th but Visalia got what it needed as CF Glenallen Hill Jr. capped off the rally with an RBI single to win it, 10-9.

Each team scored in five different half innings. 1B Neyfy Castillo led Visalia’s 14-hit attack, going 3-for-5 with a triple. Reliever Bobby Ay pitched the final two innings, allowing one run on one hit and three walks with a strikeout and picked up the win when the offense came through.

LAKE ELSINORE – 11
MODESTO – 5
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STOCKTON – 6
INLAND  EMPIRE – 5
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TRANSACTIONS

VISALIA RAWHIDE – OF Jorge Barrosa, SS Roman Ruiz, LHP Denson Hull and RHP Brandon Pfaadt assigned to High-A Hillsboro

3B Alexander Hernandez assigned to Visalia from High-A Hillsboro. RHP Alex Valdez assigned to Visalia from ACL D-Backs

LAKE ELSINORE STORM– LHP Ramon Perez assigned to High-A Fort Wayne

INLAND EMPIRE 66ERS – 1B Julio De La Cruz assigned to Inland Empire from ACL Angels

3B Jose Bonilla assigned to ACL Angels

MODESTO NUTS – RHP Leon Hunter and LHP Max Roberts assigned to Modesto Nuts from Tacoma Rainiers.

 

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GIANTS EDGE MODESTO, KEEP PACE IN NORTH DIVISION

Posted on June 16, 2021 by | Comments Off on GIANTS EDGE MODESTO, KEEP PACE IN NORTH DIVISION

The San Jose Giants got homers from Ricardo Genovese and Marco Luciano while starter Carson Ragsdale threw four shutout innings en route to a 6-5 victory over Modesto Tuesday night. The win kept San Jose tied with the Fresno Grizzlies for first place in the North division, both with records of 25-12.

Genovese got the Giants on the board with a two-run shot in the first inning and that was it for both teams till the fifth, as Ragsdale kept the Nuts scoreless while yielding two hits and four walks with seven strikeouts over 4 IP. Cade Marlowe broke through for Modesto with an RBI double in the bottom of the fifth off of reliever Randy Rodriguez and later came around to score on a wild pitch to tie the game at 2.

Luciano put San Jose back on top to stay with a two-run shot in the sixth, his 8th of the season, and Brett Auerbach hit a sac fly that saw two runners score to make it 6-2. Modesto clawed back with three runs in the bottom of the seventh but fell just short at 6-5.

San Jose has won four straight while the Nuts suffered their third straight loss and are now four games behind the Giants and Grizzlies.

SCOREBOARD

VISALIA – 2
RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 10
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STOCKTON – 3
FRESNO -14
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LAKE ELSINORE – 6
INLAND  EMPIRE – 2
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SAN JOSE SWEEPS PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS

Posted on June 14, 2021 by | Comments Off on SAN JOSE SWEEPS PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS

San Jose 3B Casey Schmitt and RHP Wil Jensen were honored as Low-A West Player and Pitcher of the Week for the period of June 7-13.

CASEY SCHMITT – The San Francisco Giants’ #16 prospect went 9-for-20 in five games against Stockton with four home runs. After a slow start, Schmitt has heated up in June, slashing .371/.436/.800. He has hit in six straight games and went 4-for-5 with two homers on Saturday.

 

WIL JENSEN – The right-hander went six scoreless innings on Friday against Stockton allowing one hit and one walk while striking out seven. Jensen threw 88 pitches, 57 for strikes, as the Giants shutout the Ports 5-0. For the season, opponents are batting .195 and Jensen’s WHIP  is 0.98.

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GIANTS TOP NUTS, RACE TIGHTENS

Posted on June 4, 2021 by | Comments Off on GIANTS TOP NUTS, RACE TIGHTENS

The San Jose Giants won for the seventh time in 10 games on Thursday night, beating the Modesto Nuts by a score of 9-1. LF Armani Smith had four hits to lead a 13-hit attack while starting pitcher Carson Ragsdale threw five innings of one-hit ball as the Giants pulled into a second-place tie in the North division, one game back of the Nuts.

San Jose got to Modesto starter Adam Macko for six earned runs on seven hits, chasing the Mariners’ #15 prospect after 3 1/3 IP. C Ricardo Genoves got the scoring started with an RBI single in the first and the Giants scored in five of the first seven innings to get out on top 9-0. Genoves had three hits and #1 Giants prospect SS Marco Luciano had two hits and three RBIs.

Ragsdale kept Modesto quiet, allowing just one hit and two walks over 5 IP while striking out 10. The 2020 4th round draft pick threw 80 pitches, 50 for strikes.

San Jose (17-10) kept pace with the Fresno Grizzlies (17-10) to pull to 1 game behind Modesto (18-9) in the North division, winning two of the first three games in the head-to-head series with the Nuts.

SCOREBOARD

INLAND EMPIRE – 3
RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 4
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VISALIA – 7
FRESNO – 10
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LAKE ELSINORE – 4
STOCKTON – 5
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FOUR-RUN 9TH LIFTS STORM OVER GIANTS

Posted on May 26, 2021 by | Comments Off on FOUR-RUN 9TH LIFTS STORM OVER GIANTS

The Lake Elsinore Storm overcame a three-run deficit in the ninth inning Tuesday night to win 8-7 in the series opener at San Jose. Trailing 7-4, the visitors put four runs on the board to take the lead and reliever Jose Garcia made it stand up as The Storm maintained its half-game lead in the South Division.

Giants C Ricardo Genoves started the scoring with a solo homer in the second inning but Lake Elsinore came back with two runs in the top of the third. The Giants took the lead right back in bottom of the third, 3-2, and a four-run sixth gave the home team a 7-3 advantage. RHP Brooks Crawford came  out of the Giants bullpen and the Storm pushed across an eighth-inning run on a Matthew Acosta RBI double to cut the deficit to 7-4.

Lake Elsinore got to reliever Justin Crump in the ninth to take the 8-7 lead. 1B Jack Stronach, C Brandon Valenzuela and 2B Euribiel Angeles all knocked in runs and Garcia (W, 1-1) pitched a scoreless ninth for the win. Crump only got one out and allowed four runs on three hits and a walk with one strikeout. RHP Austin Reich came in with a one-run lead but gave up the two-RBI single to Angeles.

Giants 2B Brett Auerbach went 4-for-5 from the leadoff spot with a double and two RBIs.

 

SCOREBOARD

 

STOCKTON – 4
RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 5
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VISALIA – 6
MODESTO  – 9
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FRESNO – 1
INLAND EMPIRE – 0
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MODESTO WINS 8TH STRAIGHT

Posted on May 21, 2021 by | Comments Off on MODESTO WINS 8TH STRAIGHT

The Modesto Nuts stayed hot Thursday night with a 10-7 win over Inland Empire to go to a league best 12-3. The eighth straight win along with Fresno’s loss to San Jose put the Nuts two games up in the North division.

Modesto’s 11-hit attack got going early with a solo homerun from SS Noelvi Marte (Mariners #7) in the top of the first inning. Inland Empire pushed across two runs in the bottom of the first, highlighted by Kyren Paris‘ RBI triple.

The top of Modesto’s order was back at it in the third with a two-RBI double by Marte to make it a 3-2 game. Paris (Angels #6) doubled in a run in the bottom of the third and  scored the go-ahead run  later in the  inning. But that would be the last lead the 66ers would hold as Modesto scored twice in the fourth, twice in the fifth and three times in the seventh.

Leadoff hitter Victor Labrada went 2-for-5 with three RBI and a pair of doubles for Modesto. His counterpart with IE, CF Elijah Greene, went 3-for-4 from the leadoff spot with three runs scored.

SCOREBOARD

 

STOCKTON – 4
VISALIA – 3
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SAN JOSE – 3
FRESNO – 2
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RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 6
LAKE ELSINORE – 7
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STORM GO TO 4-0, QUAKES vs. 66ERS POSTPONED

Posted on May 8, 2021 by | Comments Off on STORM GO TO 4-0, QUAKES vs. 66ERS POSTPONED

The Lake Elsinore Storm stayed perfect in Low-A West play with a dramatic 9-8 win in extra innings in Visalia Friday night while the league also saw its first postponement for covid-related reasons.

The game between the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and Inland Empire 66ers was postponed shortly before the scheduled first pitch with the 66ers ultimately posting this message on it’s official Twitter account:

Tonight’s scheduled game between the Inland Empire 66ers and the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes at San Manuel Stadium has been postponed to allow for continued testing and contract tracing involving members of the 66ers organization. MLB and the 66ers will provide further updates as they become available.

No info on tonight’s scheduled game is available at this time.

 

SCOREBOARD

 

LAKE ELSINORE – 9
VISALIA – 8
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The Lake Elsinore Storm became the league’s only 4-0 team by winning another back-and-forth battle with the Visalia Rawhide. Friday night’s win saw CF Robert Hassell III knock in the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th with a leadoff triple, driving in the installed runner from second base. Euribiel Angeles brought Hassell III home moments later with a sac fly to provide the winning margin as the Rawhide struck for one run in the bottom of the 10th, but no more.

RHP Jose Geraldo (1-0) went the final 2 2/3 innings for Lake Elsinore, giving up the lead in the bottom of the eighth, but pitching well to close it out and get his first win of the season.

The Rawhide got five strong innings from RHP Brandon Pfaadt who allowed just one hit, a Brandon Valenzuela homerun, while striking out seven with no walks. Pfaadt threw 66 pitches, 49 strikes. 3B A.J. Vukovich (2) and DH Ronny Simon (2) both homered for Visalia.

STOCKTON – 1
MODESTO – 2
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Four Modesto pitchers combined for 16 strikeouts and 1B Robert Perez drove home the eventual winning run with a two-out single in the eighth inning as Modesto won it’s third straight game, 2-1 over Stockton. RHP Taylor Dollard made his professional debut and went four shutout innings allowing  just two hits and no walks while striking out 10. Dollard struck out eight straight Ports batters in one stretch.

Leon Hunter (1-0) went an inning and a third for the win while Garret Acton (0-1) took the loss for Stockton. Nolan Hoffman pitched a scoreless ninth inning to pick up his second save.

Stockton’s Tyler Soderstrom went 2-for-3 with a double while walking twice. Soderstrom is the Oakland A’s top prospect per MLB Pipeline.

FRESNO – 4
SAN JOSE – 9
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The Giants got four first-inning runs and raced out to a 7-0 lead after four innings while LHP Nick Swiney dazzled in his pro debut as San Jose notched its first win of the season. Luis Matos and Harrison Freed had three hits apiece and Armani Smith had a triple and four RBI for the Giants.

Swiney threw four shutout innings, allowing a hit and two walks while striking out six. RHP Justin Crump (1-0)  went 1 1/3 scoreless in relief to earn his first win. Crump didn’t allow a hit and struck out four batters while issuing two walks.

The Grizzlies got a pair of singles from leadoff man Isaac Collins while Bladimir Restituyo drove in two runs.

 

 

 

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STORM, QUAKES, GRIZZLIES MOVE TO 2-0

Posted on May 6, 2021 by | Comments Off on STORM, QUAKES, GRIZZLIES MOVE TO 2-0

The Lake Elsinore Storm had another big offensive night in Visalia on Wednesday as they slugged their way to an 11-5 win over the Rawhide. The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes kept pace in the South division and the Rancho Fresno Grizzlies also moved to 2-0 to take over the top spot in the North.

SCOREBOARD:

LAKE ELSINORE – 11
VISALIA – 5
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FRESNO – 10
SAN JOSE – 4
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STOCKTON – 8
MODESTO – 3
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RANCHO  CUCAMONGA – 12
INLAND EMPIRE – 6
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GRIZZLIES OPEN LOW-A WEST PLAY WITH A WIN

Posted on May 4, 2021 by | Comments Off on GRIZZLIES OPEN LOW-A WEST PLAY WITH A WIN

The Fresno Grizzlies splashed down in the Low-A West with a 5-3 road win over the San Jose Giants as minor league baseball returned for the first time since 2019. Lefty Breiling Eusebio went five innings for the win while Ezequiel Tovar rapped three hits including two doubles.

SCOREBOARD

FRESNO – 5
SAN JOSE – 3
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LAKE ELSINORE – 8
VISALIA  – 7
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Storm go ahead to stay in the top of the 8th on a two-run homer by Matthew Acosta 

MODESTO – 3
STOCKTON – 0
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Five Nuts pitchers combine for the shutout and Matt Sheffler blasts a two-run homer

RANCHO  CUCAMONGA – 3
INLAND EMPIRE – 1, Bottom 9
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Five Quakes pitchers hold the 66ers to one run on four hits

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OPENING DAY 2021

Posted on April 30, 2021 by | Comments Off on OPENING DAY 2021

Graphic: MiLB.com

Tuesday is the day, an Opening Day like no other. What was called the California League will shake off a one-year hiatus and get back to business as the Low-A West following MLB’s takeover/shakeup of MiLB. It’s still an eight-team league but things are quite different.

The Lancaster Jethawks are no more, victims of MLBs decision to trim 40 teams and drop down to 120 total. In their place are the Fresno Grizzlies, now a Colorado Rockies affiliate, who had been in AAA since the team’s inception in 1998.

And the Grizzlies aren’t alone in dropping levels as the league as a whole has been moved from the old Hi-A to the new Low-A West.

There are some new experimental rules in play for the 2021 season, with Low-A West being the testing ground for limiting the number of times a pitcher can step off the rubber or try a pickoff to two per plate appearance. That’s right, two. I’m curious to see how this plays out. There will also be a timer for limiting time between pitches, innings and pitching changes.

These are all things we’ll have to get used to and we certainly will. The ballpark experience is going to be a little different at the start with teams limiting the number of fans and other pandemic-conscious precautions in place.

But professional baseball is back in the ballparks and in the communities, just a few days from now, and the fans are ready. The Visalia Rawhide held a season ticket pickup event this past Monday and  drew a large crowd of enthusiastic fans. The rest of the league’s cities undoubtedly have this same energy as the season approaches and teams prepare to take the field for the first time since 2019.

Speaking of the Rawhide, they appear to have the title of Reigning California League Champions for eternity.

So, here we are. No more trips to The Hangar in Lancaster but the Grizzlies will join the fray and, while they will have several rivals close to home, the Low-A West folks will have a chance to get a taste of some of their genius marketing events.

The rosters are being released and on Tuesday it’s go time. I’m in Visalia for their first series against Lake Elsinore, not all six games but I’ll hit a few. Then the following week the Rawhide are in Fresno so I’ll be on board for some of that series. Then I’ll be looking to head out into the great wide-open of the Low-A West. I’ll wear a mask, I’ll wear a space suit, I’ll sit on top of the light tower, whatever the rules are, I’ll be in a minor league ballpark this week. It’s time.

 

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