Cal League Condensed: 8/20 Review

San Jose 7, Visalia 4
Recap | Box
W: Justin Fitzgerald (9-5)
L: Charles Brewer (5-3)
HR: Drew Biery (14)
Notes: San Jose earns a series split... Justin Fitzgerald carried a no hitter into the 6th and finished by allowing one run in six innings on two hits and one walk while striking out 11... Charles Brewer struck out 12 in six innings... Teams combined to strike out 27 times... Wendell Fairley and Gerson Montilla were the only players to not strike out... Eight players struck out multiple times... San Jose scored the first seven runs of the game... Attendance was 1,985... San Jose plays Stockton at home while Visalia starts a road trip at Modesto...

Modesto 2, Bakersfield 1
Recap | Box
W: Josh Sullivan (1-2)
L: Joe Wieland (3-3)
S: Casey Weathers (3)
HR: Jacob Kaase (5)
Notes: Modesto sweeps the series... Bakersfield was held to just two hits, and Modesto only had five... Josh Sullivan struck out four in five one-run innings... Modesto's bullpen allowed one hit in four innings... Joe Wieland allowed one earned run in six innings... Bakersfield's bullpen allowed one hit in three innings... Erik Wetzel and Ben Paulsen each had two hits and one run scored... Attendance was 3,917... Bakersfield heads back home to face Inland Empire while Modesto finishes the homestand against Visalia...

High Desert 8, Rancho Cucamonga 5
Recap | Box
W: Cheyne Hann (3-5)
L: Eddie McKiernan (3-2)
BS: Eddie McKiernan (4)
HR: Angel Castillo 2 (19)
Notes: High Desert wins the series... High Desert scored seven runs in the 8th inning to erase a 4-1 deficit... Four High Desert players had two RBI games... Bobby LaFromboise got the spot start and allowed one run in four innings... Closer Eddie McKiernan was charged with four runs while only recording two outs... Manny Flores allowed one run in six innings... Angel Castillo hit two solo home runs... Luis Jimenez and Kevin Ramos had three hit games... Attendance was 2,007... High Desert plays a home series against Lancaster while Rancho Cucamonga is off to Lake Elsinore...

Lake Elsinore 3, Inland Empire 1
Recap | Box
W: Jeremy McBryde (4-3)
L: Bobby Blevins (1-7)
S: Brad Brach (40)
HR: Oscar Salazar (1)
Notes: Lake Elsinore wins the series... Oscar Salazar played 1B on a rehab assignment with Lake Elsinore and went 2/4 with a run, home run, two RBI and two strikeouts... Manny Ramirez played LF for Inland Empire and went 0/2 with a strikeout... Jeremy McBryde carried a no hitter into the 6th and finished with one run allowed on three hits and three walks in six innings with seven strikeouts... Inland Empire was outhit 11-3... Bo Davis had three hits... Attendance was 4,098... Lake Elsinore heads home to play Rancho Cucamonga while Inland Empire travels to Bakersfield...

Stockton 13, Lancaster 1
Recap | Box
W: Justin Murray (10-4)
L: Edwin Walker (0-1)
HR: Jeremy Barfield (12) Grant Green (15)
Notes: Stockton sweeps the series... Stockton has 13 consecutive wins and four straight sweeps... Stockton scored five runs in the first and 11 through the first five innings... David Thomas had three hits including two doubles... Jeremy Barfield had four RBI including a two run home run... Grant Green had three RBI including a two run home run... Four Ports had two hit games... Five Ports scored twice... Mike Spina walked three times... Edwin Walker walked four and allowed six earned runs in 1.2 IP... Lancaster pitchers walked nine batters and only struck out four... Justin Murray allowed one run in 5.2 IP... Attendance was 5,196... Lancaster continues their road trip at High Desert while Stockton heads to San Jose...