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MODESTO JUMPS ON TOP EARLY, SPLITS SERIES WITH FRESNO

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Gabe Moncada capped a four-run first inning with his 12th home run of the year, a three-run shot, as the Modesto Nuts got out to an early lead and beat the Fresno Grizzlies 7-2 on Sunday night at John Thurman Field. The Nuts and Grizzlies split their six-game series, with Fresno finishing with a five-game lead in the North division.

Moncada went 7-for-19 with two home runs in the series with Fresno, playing in five of the six games.

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MODESTO STAGES COMEBACK FOR GAME ONE WIN

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The Modesto Nuts surrendered the lead in the top of the eighth inning, then got four runs in the bottom half to secure a 9-6 win over Fresno on Tuesday night at John Thurman Field. With their 13th win in their last 16 games, Modesto moved to within four games of first-place Fresno in the North division.

Brock Rodden went 2-for-5 and tripled in a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Nuts the lead back. Two more runs followed on a wild pitch and a bases-loaded HBP.

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GRIZZLIES RIDE 6-RUN INNING TO SERIES WIN

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The Fresno Grizzlies batted around for six runs in the fifth inning and Gabriel Barbosa threw five strong innings in an 8-4 win over Lake Elsinore on Sunday. The Grizzlies (15-3) took two of three in the short series and hold an eight-game lead in the North division.

The teams traded single runs before the six-run outburst in the fifth. Skyler Messinger doubled in two runs to break the 1-1 tie and Jake Snider knocked a bases-loaded triple to give Fresno some breathing room.

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