Quakes Drop Fifth Straight
Fresno, CA – The Quakes suffered their season-worst fifth straight loss, as the Fresno Grizzlies got out to a huge early lead and held on for a 10-5 win on Saturday night at Chukchansi Park. Wilman Diaz slugged a homer and finished a double shy of the cycle, but the
Fresno, CA – The Quakes suffered their season-worst fifth straight loss, as the Fresno Grizzlies got out to a huge early lead and held on for a 10-5 win on Saturday night at Chukchansi Park.
Wilman Diaz slugged a homer and finished a double shy of the cycle, but the Grizzlies smacked four long-balls on their way to a fifth straight victory in the series, putting Rancho one loss shy of their first six-game sweep in franchise history.
Rancho starter Jared Karros (2-3) got roughed up for six runs in the second and two more in the third, as the Quakes dug themselves an 8-1 hole after three innings.
Down 10-1 in the sixth, Jose Izarra had a two-run double, bringing Rancho closer at 10-3. An RBI groundout by Thayron Liranzo in the seventh and a solo homer off the right-field foul pole by Luis Rodriguez (3) rounded out the scoring at 10-5.
Diaz finished the game 4-for-5 and had a shot at the first Quakes’ cycle since Tim Locastro in 2016 in the ninth, but instead reached with an infield single.
Fresno starter Alberto Pacheco (5-1) allowed three runs over 5.2 innings to take the win.
On Sunday at 5:05pm, Chris Campos (5-5) will take on Jake Madden in his Fresno debut, as Rancho looks to avoid the sweep.
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