Visalia Downs Rancho for Second Straight Night
Rancho Cucamonga, CA – The Visalia Rawhide tallied eight runs in the first inning and cruised to an 11-4 win over the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on Thursday at LoanMart Field. It’s the second straight night that the last-place Rawhide have dropped an eight-run inning on the Quakes, as they did
Rancho Cucamonga, CA – The Visalia Rawhide tallied eight runs in the first inning and cruised to an 11-4 win over the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on Thursday at LoanMart Field.
It’s the second straight night that the last-place Rawhide have dropped an eight-run inning on the Quakes, as they did it in the sixth inning of Wednesday’s 10-2 victory over Rancho.
Quakes’ starter Jimmy Lewis (0-2) faced just six batters and threw 29 pitches before being removed, as he allowed five runs, with just two of them earned, due to an error behind him.
The Quakes tried to make a game of it in the third, as Jorbit Vivas capped a four-run rally with a two-run blast to right field, his team-leading seventh on the year, giving him a team-high 33 RBIs.
That’s as close as the Quakes would get though, as Visalia rattled off the final three runs against Hyun-Il Choi, who covered 4.1 innings of relief.
Visalia reliever Jhonny Valdez (2-1) scored the win, while Junior Mieses tossed five scoreless frames to secure his first save.
Jonny DeLuca finished the game 0-for-4, ending his team-best 14-game hitting streak.
On Friday, the Quakes (20-18) will send right-hander Kendall Williams (1-0) to the hill against Visalia’s Brandon Pfaadt (2-2) at 6:30pm.
Friday night is Military Appreciation Night, as the Quakes will be wearing special “Stars and Stripes” Caps, which will be auctioned off on the LiveSource App, with proceeds to benefit the Bob Hope USO. Friday’s game is sponsored by the Ontario International Airport and tickets are available at rcquakes.com.
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