Suarez’s Quality Start Spoiled in Rawhide Loss

Visalia, CA – Josdanner Suarez pitched six excellent innings but the Visalia Rawhide dropped the series opener to the Modesto Nuts 7-4 on Tuesday evening at Valley Strong Ballpark.

Visalia (49-48, 14-17) held an early 3-0 lead but Modesto (54-43, 15-15) scored six unanswered runs to key their victory.

Suarez scattered seven hits over six innings allowing just one run with five strikeouts and no walks for his first quality start as a Rawhide pitcher.

The Nuts scratched across a run in the sixth before hitting a game tying two run homer in the seventh. Modesto added three unearned runs in the eight to take a lead they would not relinquish.

Yassel Soler totaled a two hit game with two RBI. He launched a solo home run in the eighth, his Rawhide high tenth long ball of the season, and drove in the Rawhide’s first run of the game on an RBI single in the third.

Visalia scored two more runs in the fourth. Yerald Nin tripled down the right field line and Jose Alpuria drove him in with a double. Adrian Rodriguez added to the inning with a RBI hit through the left side as part of a two hit day for the Rawhide shortstop.

JD Dix delivered his eight multi-hit performance in 22 games played with Visalia. The D-backs 2024 1st Round Pick tabbed three hits including a double and a run.

The Rawhide totaled 11 total hits and hit for the game cycle.

The series continues with a Winning Wednesday. Valley Strong Ballpark will offer $7.25 select whiskey and wine products along with ballpark bingo. Rawhide Rustlers Senior Club memberships are also still available to receive a ticket to every Wednesday game the rest of the season.

Tickets for all upcoming Rawhide games can be purchased on the team’s website or at the Rawhide Ticket Office sponsored by Kaweah Health starting at 10 AM on weekday gamedays.

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The Visalia Rawhide are a professional baseball team and the Single-A Affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Rawhide are celebrating 80 years of professional baseball in Visalia in 2025 as the “Year of the Oak.”  

Stay up to date with the Rawhide on the team’s website and by following the Rawhide on Facebook, X, Instagram and Tik Tok. The Rawhide play all home games at Valley Strong Ballpark located at 300 N Giddings Street Visalia, CA 93291.

Fans can purchase season ticket packages, group packages, single game tickets and team merchandise through the Rawhide website and at the stadium ticket office sponsored by Kaweah Health. All Rawhide games can be watched on MiLB.TV with a free radio broadcast also available online. For more information, visit milb.com/visalia, email [email protected] or call (559) 732-4433.