Five Modesto pitchers combined to shutout Lake Elsinore on four hits at The Diamond Wednesday night as the Nuts won 4-0 to even the series with the Storm. The Nuts managed their four runs on just five hits and a bullpen day string of relievers put up zeroes the whole way
RHP Robert Winslow started and threw two scoreless innings. RHP Elvis Alvarado followed Winslow with an inning of relief, then came righty Kelvin Nunez (3 IP), lefty Jorge Benitez (2 IP) and RHP Travis Kuhn (1 IP). They combined to allow four hits and 10 walks while striking out six.
1B Robert Perez plated a run in the first inning on a groundout. C Matt Sheffler doubled in a run in the fourth and Modesto added two in the 7th on an RBI double by CF Victor Labrada and a single by SS Noelvi Marte.
Modesto (24-20) is now six games behind first-place San Jose in the North division. Lake Elsinore (21-23) is 2.5 games back of Rancho Cucamonga in the South division.
WEATHERLY SHUTS DOWN RAWHIDE
LHP Sam Weatherly (W, 2-3) went five shutout innings on Wednesday night, allowing just one hit and two walks while striking out nine as the Fresno Grizzlies beat the Rawhide 3-1 in Visalia.
SS Ezequiel Tovar doubled in a run and came around to score in a two-run fifth inning for the Grizzlies. RHP Robinson Hernandez pitched the final two innings for the save.
LHP Blake Walston (L, 2-2) went five innings for Visalia and allowed 3 runs (2 ER) on seven hits and two walks while striking out nine.
The Grizzlies (27-17) stayed three games back of San Jose in the North division while Visalia (12-32) is 11.5 games behind Rancho Cucamonga in the South division.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 6
SAN JOSE – 9
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STOCKTON – 8
INLAND EMPIRE – 9
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SS Noelvi Marte went 3-for-5, including his 11th homer of the season, as Modesto got back in the win column, downing Stockton 8-5 Saturday night at John Thurman Field. The Seattle Mariners’ #5 prospect led a 13-hit attack that got out of the gates fast with a 3-run first inning.
