Nuts Strike Early But Fall 6-4
August 21, 2016 - California League (CalL1)
Modesto Nuts News Release
Modesto, CA. - An early offensive spark was not enough in the Modesto Nuts' 6-4 loss against the Visalia Rawhide on Sunday night at John Thurman Field.
Forrest Wall doubled in the first in front of Josh Fuentes' RBI triple. Shane Hoelscher followed and lifted a deep sac fly into center to put up a second, first-inning run. Drew Weeks helped the Nuts (25-32; 51-76) add on when he laced a triple in the second. Collin Ferguson drove him in with a RBI groundout.
Joel Payamps (W, 7-3) settled in from there in his start for the Rawhide (28-29; 74-53). The righty retired the next eleven in a row as he threw seven innings allowing four runs on six hits with five strikeouts.
Colin Welmon (L, 1-4) surrendered solo home runs in the second and third as well as single tallies in the fourth and fifth while working six innings allowing four runs on eight hits.
The Rawhide tacked on some important insurance runs in the seventh with a RBI single and RBI groundout against reliever Yoely Bello.
Weeks cranked a seventh-inning solo home run and finished 2-for-4.
Gabriel Moya (S, 3/7) worked a perfect ninth with three strikeouts.
After the off-day, the Nuts head down to Visalia to start a fresh three-game set against the Rawhide on Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. Coverage on ModestoNuts.com will start at 6:55 p.m. Listen live online.
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