Rancho Rallies for Win on Thursday!

Rancho Cucamonga, CA – Luis Diaz’s two-out triple in the eighth gave the Quakes the lead for good, as Rancho Cucamonga won their fourth straight game overall, defeating Visalia on Thursday night by a final of 8-6 at LoanMart Field.

Tied at 4-4 in the last of the eighth, Diaz tripled home three runs to break a 4-4 tie, as the Quakes won their third consecutive game against Visalia to open their final six-game series of the 2021 season.

The Rawhide scored three first-inning runs and owned a 3-0 lead into the fifth inning.

Rancho got on the board in the last of the fifth, as Imanol Vargas singled home Jake Vogel to make it 3-1.

The Rawhide answered in the following inning, as Shane Muntz blasted his first homer of the year, giving Visalia a 4-1 lead.

Rancho responded in the bottom of the frame, then added another in the seventh, cutting the deficit to just a run at 4-3.

In the last of the eighth, Visalia reliever Bryan Castillo (0-1) ran into serious trouble, as he walked the first three hitters he faced to load the bases. The Rawhide would make a pitching change, as Eric Mendez would come in the game and immediately strike out Edwin Mateo for the first out. But Mendez faultered, as he walked Luke McKenzie on a 3-2 pitch, forcing home a run to tie the game at 4-4. Mendez bounced back to strike out Vargas, but allowed the three-run triple to Diaz, who put the Quakes in the lead at 7-4. Diaz later scored on a wild pitch, giving the Quakes some additional insurance at 8-4.

In the ninth, Visalia pushed across a pair of runs against Braydon Fisher (4-3), but Carlos De Los Santos retired both men he faced to earn his third save of the year.

On Friday, the Quakes (66-51) will send Nick Nastrini (0-0) to the mound against Visalia’s Avery Short (1-5) at 6:30pm.

Friday night is Julio Urais Bobblehead Giveaway Night, thanks to Allstar KIA, as 1500 fans will take home a bobblehead. Gates open at 5:30pm and game time is 6:30pm. Tickets are available at rcquakes.com.

All games can be heard live with Mike Lindskog, by visiting our website at rcquakes.com and click the Listen Live button. You can also download the iHeart Radio app and find the RC Quakes Radio channel or on the Tune-In Radio app, by searching keyword Quakes. Have Amazon Alexa or a Google Home? You can use voice command to get the Quakes too, by enabling the Alexa and Google Skills for both iHeart Radio and Tune-In Radio.

We hope to see you at LoanMart Field very soon!