Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Rally After Early Deficit Against Inland Empire 66ers for 6-3 Win

MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com – Rancho Cucamonga, CA- Inland Empire took an early 2-0 first inning lead against Amalio Diaz and the Quakes on a two-run homer to center field by Carlos Santana. Santana, who leads the California League with 74 RBI’s, went 2-for-4 with two RBI’s on the night.

It didn’t take long for the Quakes to answer as they got one run back in the bottom of the first inning on a run scoring triple by Wil Ortiz off of Inland Empire starter Tim Sexton. Rancho had runners on first and third with two outs after Ortiz’s triple but couldn’t push any more runs across the plate in the inning.

Amalio Diaz had retired ten Inland Empire batters in a row until Justin Fuller’s fifth inning lead-off triple. Fuller then came into score on a wild pitch by Diaz building the 66ers lead to 3-1.

Rancho narrowed the Sixers lead to 3-2 in the fifth, but the Quakes once again had the tying run on third base and could not get the clutch hit that they needed. The Quakes one run in the inning came on a Peter Bourjos triple, which scored Anderson Rosario.

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With Sixers starter Tim Sexton out of the game, Rancho broke the game open with four runs in the bottom of the seventh against reliever Francisco Felix (5-3), who prior to tonight, had not allowed a run to the Quakes in 6 1/3 innings of relief work on the season. The big hits of the inning, a run scoring single by Wil Ortiz and a bases loaded two-run single by Flint Wipke. Rancho’s fourth run of the inning came when Felix walked P.J. Phillips with the bases loaded to force in a run giving the Quakes a 6-3 lead. Ortiz finished the game 2-for-5 with a triple and two RBI’s and Peter Bourjos also finished 2-for-5 with an RBI.

Bryan Rembisz came in relief of Diaz pitching a perfect eighth inning followed by David Herndon in the ninth who got his seventh save of the season. Diaz (6-4) got the win for the Quakes going seven innings while allowing three runs on eight hits.

Jeremy Haynes (0-0, 8.25 ERA) gets the start on Wednesday night for Rancho against Inland Empire’s Josh Wall (6-3, 5.70 ERA). Game time is scheduled for 7:05pm. Subscribe TODAY and use the code BMR for 50% Holiday Savings off of the $11.99 annual subscription price!!!