Two Homers Back Jemiola in 12-1 Win

Bakersfield, CA. - Ryan McMahon whacked two homers in the Modesto Nuts' 12-1 rout of the Bakersfield Blaze on Wednesday night at Sam Lynn Ballpark.

Ryan McMahon cracked his first homer in the third to put the Nuts (45-44; 12-7) up by four. In the fifth, McMahon whacked his second to make it a 7-1 game. He added a RBI in the sixth and dinished 3-for-5 with three RBI and three runs scored. Correlle Prime drove in three runs and Troy Stein reached in all five of his plate appearances with three walks, a double and a single.

Zach Jemiola (W, 4-2) dominated to earn his fourth straight win. The righty worked seven innings and allowed just a RBI groundout. Jemiola did not walk a batter and struck out five. Trent Daniel and Matt Carasiti each tossed a scoreless frame.

The Nuts jumped all over the Blaze (33-56; 8-11) starter Brett Ash (L, 4-6) scoring six runs in the first three innings. Ash worked five innings and allowed seven total runs.

Overall, the Blaze committed five errors leading to six runs.

The middle affair of the three-game series starts at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday night. Coverage on ModestoNuts.com will start at 7:45 p.m. To listen on your iPhone or iPad click here. For PC and Flash enabled Android phones click here.