April 10, 2022 – California League (CalL) – San Jose Giants News Release
The San Jose Giants posted their first win of the 2022 season with a 3-1 victory over the Modesto Nuts on Saturday night at John Thurman Field. Giants pitchers Will Bednar, Trevor McDonald and Seth Lonsway combined on a three-hitter while San Jose scored all three of their runs in the top of the seventh en route to the win.
Bednar, San Francisco’s first round draft pick last year, made the start and limited Modesto to one run and one hit over 3 2/3 innings. The right-hander battled control issues throughout his stint on the mound issuing two walks while also hitting five batters, but managed to keep the Giants in the game.
The Nuts’ only run of the contest came in the bottom of the first as leadoff hitter Jonatan Clase drew a walk, Harry Ford was hit by a pitch and then Edwin Arroyo grounded an RBI single into right to put Modesto in front 1-0. Bednar though was able to limit the damage as he retired clean-up hitter Robert Perez Jr. on a fly out before Milkar Perez grounded into a 4-6-3 inning-ending double play.
Bednar then worked around a pair of hit batters in the second before cruising through a 1-2-3 bottom of the third. He had retired five straight Nuts hitters until Freuddy Batista walked with one out in the bottom of the fourth. Amador Arias was then hit by a pitch before Brett Rodriguez was plunked with two outs – Bednar’s fifth HBP – to load the bases. That ended Bednar’s night, but…
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