Quakes Prevail on Friday Over Rawhide

Rancho Cucamonga, CA – The Quakes returned to the win-column on Friday night, holding on for an 8-6 victory over the Visalia Rawhide at LoanMart Field.

Five different Quakes had multiple hits, helping the Quakes win for the fifth time in their last six games and for the seventh time in nine games on the current home stand.

Jorge Puerta led the way with three hits, while Jose Izarra, Josue De Paula, Luis Rodriguez and Rayne Doncon all had two each, as Rancho posted 12 hits in Friday’s win.

Rodriguez slugged his first homer of the year, a three-run shot in the first, giving the Quakes their first lead of the game at 3-1.

Visalia came back to tie the game against Rancho starter Peter Heubeck, scoring once in the third and again in the fourth.

The Quakes took the lead for good in the bottom of the fourth though, as Visalia starter Lorenzo Encarnacion (0-2) fired a wild pitch, allowing Doncon to score the go-ahead run. Izarra and De Paula followed with two-run hits, opening it up at 8-3.

Christian Romero (5-0) was credited with the win, as he came on in the fifth and tossed a pair of scoreless innings.

The Rawhide tallied three in the seventh against Quakes’ reliever Reynaldo Yean, tightening it up at 8-6.

Kelvin Bautista worked around a pair of two-out walks in the eighth, before Lucas Wepf tossed a scoreless ninth for his fourth save of the year to end it.

The Quakes (5-1, 44-28) are home again on Saturday, as Payton Martin (2-0) will take on Visalia’s Jose Cabrera (3-5) in game four of the series. Everyone will enjoy post-game Fireworks on Saturday, thanks to Fiore Legal. Game time is 6:30pm and tickets are available at rcquakes.com. Go Quakes!