CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
BAKERSFIELD BLAZE AT VISALIA RAWHIDE
06/16/2025
 
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
BAKERSFIELD BLAZE AT VISALIA RAWHIDE
GAME ID: 7326 - MONDAY, JUNE 16TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bakersfield Blaze (32-32) 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 0
Visalia Rawhide (27-37) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 0
Visalia Dealt 4-3 Defeat
Bakersfield beat Visalia on the strength of starting pitcher Rayan Hamon's fine effort. The left-hander led his team to a win, 4-3. In 8 innings, Hamon surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 8 and walking 4. He allowed 2 runs. Chad Payling closed it out for Bakersfield, earning his 16th save.

Bakersfield used the hitting of Juan Báez to pick up the win. The center fielder clubbed a solo home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Blaze on top, 4-2. For the game, Báez had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

Báez told a Bakersfield Gazette reporter that he was "gratified" with the win.

The triumph puts Bakersfield at 32-32 for the season.
BAKERSFIELD BATTING LINESCORE VISALIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Chávez LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .275 1 11
B. McKee DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .246 13 33
E. Green SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .292 9 35
C. Price 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .277 4 24
G. Phillipson RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .422 2 19
J. Báez CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .350 3 28
P. Bancroft C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 10
E. Columbus 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .298 10 37
E. Jones 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .289 1 12
Totals 37 4 11 4 1 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Columbus (10, 9th Inning off D. Hensley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Price (4, 2nd Inning off T. Weller, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Green (9, 3rd Inning off T. Weller, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Báez (3, 4th Inning off T. Weller, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Chávez 2 , E. Green 4 , C. Price 4 , G. Phillipson , J. Báez 5 , P. Bancroft , E. Columbus 3 , E. Jones
2-out RBI: E. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Chávez , B. McKee
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Porter CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .280 3 16
   a-E. Oglethorpe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 0 7
   b-N. Muñóz CF, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0
H. Ramírez DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .256 2 20
J. Reynolds 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .301 5 29
I. Ojeda SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .320 3 18
J. Gómez 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .221 2 23
A. Manuel LF, CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .289 2 18
J. Goodman 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .235 12 35
   c-M. Knapp PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299 9 29
   d-K. Li PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 3 11
C. Pigafetta RF, LF 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .321 3 11
A. Díaz C 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .268 1 14
   e-L. Sánchez PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .368 0 2
Totals 32 3 8 3 4 8 15      
a - E. Oglethorpe pinch hit for R. Porter in the 7th
b - N. Muñóz substituted for E. Oglethorpe in the 8th
c - M. Knapp pinch hit for J. Goodman in the 9th
d - K. Li pinch ran for M. Knapp in the 9th
e - L. Sánchez pinch hit for A. Díaz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Ramírez (12, 1st Inning off R. Hamon, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Knapp (10, 9th Inning off C. Payling, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Manuel (4, 2nd Inning off R. Hamon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gómez (2, 2nd Inning off R. Hamon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Muñóz , H. Ramírez 2 , J. Gómez 4 , A. Manuel 4 , J. Goodman , M. Knapp 2 , C. Pigafetta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Ramírez , I. Ojeda
Sac Fly: A. Díaz , L. Sánchez
Team LOB: 8
BAKERSFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE VISALIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Hamon W (3-6) 8.0 5 2 2 4 8 1 112 5.56   
C. Payling SV (16) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 16 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Hamon 68
Batters Faced: R. Hamon 32, C. Payling 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Hamon 10-5, C. Payling 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Hamon 112-63, C. Payling 16-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Weller L (3-4) 8.0 10 4 4 1 5 3 103 4.85   
D. Hensley 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Weller 50
Batters Faced: T. Weller 34, D. Hensley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Weller 9-9, D. Hensley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Weller 103-65, D. Hensley 12-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rayan Hamon
Ballpark: Recreation Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM PT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 2419
Special Notes: RF Mike Knapp was injured while running the bases.
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