Cal League Condensed: 8/28 Review

Visalia 5, Modesto 4
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W: Chase Anderson (5-2)
L: Stephen Dodson (3-2)
S: Yonata Ortega (8)
HR: David Christensen (8)
Notes: Visalia scored their five runs on only three hits... Modesto committed four errors, including two by catcher Johnny Bowden, and only two of Visalia's runs were earned... Modesto pitchers threw three wild pitches and hit three batters... Rob Scahill struck out nine and allowed one earned run in 6.2 IP... Eric Smith pitched five scoreless innings... Modesto was 0 for 6 w/ RISP and left four runners on base... Attendance was 1,467...

Bakersfield 7, Inland Empire 3
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W: Andrew Doyle (1-0)
L: Ethan Martin (9-13)
HR: Tommy Mendonca (8)
Notes: Due to this loss and Rancho Cucamonga's win, Inland Empire is eliminated from playoff contention... Ethan Martin allowed three runs on four hits and five walks in 1.2 IP... Timothy Sexton piggybacked him and allowed four runs in 7.1 IP... Andrew Doyle got his first win with Bakersfield, allowing one run in five innings... Davis Stoneburner walked three times... Alfredo Silverio had three of Inland Empire's six hits... Attendance was 3,794...

Lake Elsinore 12, High Desert 8
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W: Steve Garrison (1-1)
L: Kenn Kasparek (9-5)
HR: Vince Belnome (14) Allan Dykstra 2 (15) Jake Shaffer (9) Denny Almonte (21)
Notes: High Desert once held a 5-0 lead... Lake Elsinore had two four-run innings, the 3rd and 5th... Allan Dykstra had four hits, including a pair of home runs, and five RBI... Four Lake Elsinore players had two run games... Neither starter pitched through the 5th inning, Adam Schrader allowing seven runs in 4.1 IP and Kenn Kasparek allowing eight in four... Five Mavericks had two hit games... Teams combined for 29 hits... Attendance was 4,061...

Rancho Cucamonga 7, Lancaster 4
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W: Ryan Chaffee (7-6)
L: Leandro Cespedes (2-7)
S: Eddie McKiernan (27)
HR: Brian Pellegrini (12) Luis Jimenez (11)
Notes: Rancho Cucamonga scored five of their runs in the first four innings... Five Quakes had two hit games... Ryan Chaffee struck out seven in seven scoreless innings... Leandro Cespedes allowed five runs in five innings... All four of Lancaster's runs were scored in the 8th inning on a Brian Pellegrini grand slam... Brandon Wikoff was Lancaster's only player with more than one hit... Attendance was 3,579...

Stockton 7, San Jose 5
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W: Shawn Haviland (9-6)
L: Oliver Odle (7-11)
S: Paul Smyth (27)
HR: James Simmons (11) Stephen Parker (20) Yusuf Carter (12)
Notes: Stockton scored all seven of their runs in the first two innings... Grant Green had three hits and scored twice... Three Ports had two hit games... Oliver Odle allowed seven runs in two innings... San Jose's bullpen pitched six scoreless innings and only allowed three baserunners... Shawn Haviland struck out seven in six innings and allowed two runs... James Simmons had three hits and scored twice... No one else in San Jose's lineup had more than one hit...