Grizzlies Quiet Rancho Bats on Tuesday
Fresno, CA – The Fresno Grizzlies handcuffed the Quakes offensively in Tuesday’s series-opening game at Chukchansi Park, taking a 2-1 victory over Rancho Cucamonga. Jose Izarra had a pair of hits and an RBI, but Rancho totaled just four hits offensively, leaving ten men stranded on base, as they saw
Fresno, CA – The Fresno Grizzlies handcuffed the Quakes offensively in Tuesday’s series-opening game at Chukchansi Park, taking a 2-1 victory over Rancho Cucamonga.
Jose Izarra had a pair of hits and an RBI, but Rancho totaled just four hits offensively, leaving ten men stranded on base, as they saw their three-game winning streak come to an end.
Fresno starter Michael Prosecky (9-5) was brilliant, establishing a new career-high with 11 strikeouts, limiting the Quakes to just two hits over six scoreless frames.
The Grizzlies got a run in the second off of Rancho starter Chris Campos (5-5), who only retired four batters on the night.
Izarra helped pull the Quakes to within a run in the seventh, as his two-out RBI hit chased home Jorge Puerta to make it 2-1.
In the ninth, Grizzlies’ closer Zach Agnos had to work around a two-out error that would have ended the game. Agnos walked Izarra to put two runners on with two outs, but nailed down his league-best 19th save by striking out pinch-hitter Josue De Paula to end it.
The Rancho bullpen was solid on Tuesday, as Liam Doolan, Jon Edwards and Garrett McDaniels combined for 6.2 innings of one-run baseball.
Rancho (15-16, 54-43) will send Gabe Emmett (5-4) to the mound on Wednesday night, as he’ll take on Fresno lefty Mason Albright at 6:50pm.
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