Hernandez the Hero in Walk-Off Win
VISALIA, CA - With a 2-2 tie in the ninth, the Rawhide were gifted a bases-loaded rally by the wildness of the Inland Empire bullpen. 66ers reliever Max Cordy walked Raymel Flores, plunked Camden Duzenack, and walked Mark Karaviotis and, just like that, the winning run was 90 feet away
VISALIA, CA - With a 2-2 tie in the ninth, the Rawhide were gifted a bases-loaded rally by the wildness of the Inland Empire bullpen. 66ers reliever
Hernandez, who has hit some of the farthest home runs of any Visalia (25-20) player this year, delivered his second walk-off hit of the year by hitting a ground ball about 50 feet away from the plate.
Cordy (L, 0-1) suffered both a blown save and the loss after he allowed the tying run to score in the eighth on a
Inland Empire (22-23) starter Evan Manoah lasted 4.2 innings and was relieved by
The Rawhide will look for their fourth straight win tomorrow, RHP
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