The Visalia Rawhide blasted three home runs amongst their 16-hit attack as they beat the Stockton Ports 13-5 for their fifth straight win. Visalia clinched its first series win and broke above .500 for the first time this season at 7-6.
The game was close at 3-2 entering the fourth inning when the visiting Rawhide put five on the board behind a two-run home run by C Sergio Gutierrez (3) and a three-run shot by 2B Andrew Pintar (1). Visalia struck for four more in the fourth inning, putting the game out of reach, then got one last run on a sixth-inning home run by CF Alvin Guzman, his second of the year.
