May 1, 2022 – California League (CalL) – Fresno Grizzlies News Release
Stockton, CA – The Fresno Grizzlies (13-8) enjoyed their sixth straight win and second sweep of the season, outlasting the Stockton Ports (6-15) 7-5 Sunday afternoon from Banner Island Ballpark. Fresno improved to 9-0 (+48 run differential) against Stockton this year, 26-7 versus the Ports over the past two seasons and 17-1 at Banner Island Ballpark. In the series, the Grizzlies tallied 75 hits with 15 of them going for homers and outscored the Ports 50-16.
In the top of the first, Fresno jumped out to a 5-0 lead against MLB rehabber Lou Trivino. Adael Amador started the contest with a double and waltzed home on a Braiden Ward RBI triple. Ward would score on a Juan Guerrero RBI single to center. The advantage grew when EJ Andrews Jr smacked a single to left, netting Guerrero. Finally, Zach Kokoska pounced on a pitch and drove a two-run shot to right. It was Kokoska’s second homer of the year.
Stockton plated their first run in the third when Robert Puason posted a single to left. Amador and the Grizzlies grabbed a 6-1 lead in the fourth when he ripped a single, adding Bryant Quijada. In the bottom half of the frame, Danny Bautista spanked a single, scoring Kevin Richards. Hunter Goodman and Fresno inched back ahead by five in the fifth when he belted a solo shot to left-center field. It was his fifth longball of 2022 and his second in as many days.
Despite a 7-2 advantage, the Ports cut into the deficit with three more runs. Bautista mustered another RBI single, plating Junior Perez. Later, Perez would notch his own RBI with a single and score again on a force out. The 7-5 lead would hold as Stockton couldn’t push across any more runs in the final two innings.
For the sixth consecutive affair, the Grizzlies offense collected double-digit hits (12). Eight of the nine Fresno starters grabbed at least one hit while seven separate batters crossed home once. Amador led the charge with a trio of…
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