Quakes Drop Third Straight to Grizzlies
Fresno, CA – The Fresno Grizzlies handed the Quakes their third straight loss on Thursday night, as Rancho’s late rally fell short in a 4-2 defeat at Chukchansi Park. The trend of scoreless Fresno starting pitching continued, as Grizzlies’ starter Connor Staine (8-4) tossed five scoreless innings and tied a
Fresno, CA – The Fresno Grizzlies handed the Quakes their third straight loss on Thursday night, as Rancho’s late rally fell short in a 4-2 defeat at Chukchansi Park.
The trend of scoreless Fresno starting pitching continued, as Grizzlies’ starter Connor Staine (8-4) tossed five scoreless innings and tied a career-high with seven punch-outs in the win.
The Grizzlies broke a scoreless tie and eventually chased Rancho starter Roque Gutierrez (0-2) in the fourth, scoring twice for a 2-0 lead.
Rancho reliever Kelvin Bautista walked a pair of two-out hitters in the sixth, then gave up a two-run single to EJ Andrews, as the Grizzlies upped the lead to 4-0.
Rancho finally got on the board in the eighth against Grizzlies’ reliever Davis Palermo, as Thayron Liranzo (17) and Jesus Galiz (5) hit back-to-back solo home runs, making it 4-2.
In the ninth, Rancho got consecutive two-out hits from Jose Izarra and Josue De Paula, respectively. Grizzlies’ closer Zach Agnos struck out Jake Gelof though, his third punch-out of the inning, earning his league-best 20th save.
Gelof, the Dodgers’ second-round pick from the 2023 draft, finished 1-for-5 with a single in his Rancho debut.
On Friday, the Quakes will send Christian Romero (5-0) to the hill against Fresno’s Caleb Franzen (3-3) at 7:05pm.
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