Big Innings Power Quakes Past Giants, 15-6
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA - The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes used a pair of five-run innings on Wednesday night to cruise past the Giants, 15-6, in the opener of a three-game series at LoanMart Field. The 15 runs allowed by San Jose matched a season-high as the Giants (44-53 overall, 10-17 second
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA - The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes used a pair of five-run innings on Wednesday night to cruise past the Giants, 15-6, in the opener of a three-game series at LoanMart Field. The 15 runs allowed by San Jose matched a season-high as the Giants (44-53 overall, 10-17 second half) suffered a ninth consecutive loss to the South Division-leading Quakes.
The Giants enjoyed a brief lead on Wednesday after scoring twice in the top of the first against Rancho Cucamonga starter
The Quakes though answered with a five-run bottom of the first to knock Giants starter
San Jose then came right back with three runs of their own in the top of the second to draw even at 5-5. Three straight one-out singles from Heyward, Winn and Fargas produced the first run of the inning. Then with two down, Franco doubled into the right center field gap plating Winn and Fargas to tie the game 5-5.
Lannoo (1 1/3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 SO) then kept Rancho Cucamonga off the board in the bottom of the second before
The Quakes added to their advantage with single tallies in the fifth and sixth innings. In the bottom of the fifth with
In the top of the seventh, Fargas led off with a solo home run to left center. The homer was Fargas' fifth of the year and it made the score 10-6, but the Giants would get no closer. The Quakes erupted for their second five-run inning of the contest in the bottom of the seventh to blow the game open. With Overton still pitching, three straight singles from Walker,
May (6-3) picked-up the win after pitching five innings with five runs (four earned) allowed. He surrendered seven hits, walked none and struck out one. May gave up five runs over his first two innings before finishing his outing with three straight scoreless frames.
Martinez (3-8) was charged with the loss for San Jose.
Notes
* Wednesday was the opener of a six-game road trip for the Giants. San Jose is 8-17 in their last 25 road games.
* Giants also allowed 15 runs on July 10 at Stockton (15-5 loss).
* Rancho Cucamonga out-hit San Jose 19-10. The 19 hits allowed by the Giants was also a season-high.
* After the Quakes went deep three times on Wednesday, San Jose has now surrendered a league-high 26 home runs in July (17 games).
* Franco extended his hitting streak to seven games. Miller's (0-for-5) hit streak was snapped at eight games.
* Myers (2/3 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO) matched the shortest start of the season by a Giants pitcher.
* San Jose is 1-9 against Rancho Cucamonga in the second half and has a 9-8 record against all other opponents.
On Deck
The Giants and Quakes continue their series on Thursday evening with first pitch at LoanMart Field scheduled for 7:05 PM.