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Fresno Grizzlies Game Notes vs Visalia

June 8, 2022 - California League (CalL)
Fresno Grizzlies News Release


The Grizzlies and Rawhide continue their six-game series tonight. First pitch is scheduled for 6:50 pm PT from Chukchansi Park. Grizzlies RHP Case Williams and Rawhide RHP Josh Swales are the probable starters.

PLAYOFF RACE: The Grizzlies hold a two-game lead over the San Jose Giants with 14 games left in the first half. If Fresno holds on to win the first half, they will clinch a playoff berth for the second straight season since joining the California League.

HIGHWAY 99: The Fresno Grizzlies and Visalia Rawhide (Arizona Diamondbacks Single-A affiliate) continue their six-game series tonight at Chukchansi Park. This is the second series between the clubs in 2022 and the first meeting in Fresno. The Grizzlies took four of six from the Rawhide in the first series from Valley Strong Ballpark. Fresno is now 13-0 at home and 24-7 overall against Visalia in the last two seasons, outscoring the Rawhide 190-136. Fresno had 19 wins against Visalia last year, which were the most against one team in a single season in Grizzlies franchise history. Of those 19 wins, 12 of them came at Chukchansi Park, where Fresno swept Visalia two separate times. On the other side, four of the Rawhide's seven wins have come via one-run walk-offs. The two cities are 39.26 miles from one another, or if you drive non-stop, 43 minutes or so. From Fresno to Visalia, you would drive in a southeast direction, following the CA 99 route.

ABOUT LAST NIGHT...: The Grizzlies powered past the Rawhide 8-7 last night from Chukchansi Park. Fresno blasted three homers, which included a grand slam by Yanquiel Fernandez and back-to-back bombs by Warming Bernabel and Hunter Goodman. The latter of the unique clouts gave the Grizzlies their seventh comeback win of the 2022 season. Both the grand slam and back-to-back wallops were the second instances this year for the Grizzlies. Trevor Boone crushed a grand slam on May 28th vs Stockton while Fernandez and Bernabel went back-to-back on April 29th at Stockton. Thanks to the taters, Fresno improved to 9-1 in the first game of a series (6-0 at home) and 8-1 on Tuesdays (5-0 at home).

CASE CLOSED: Tonight, the Grizzlies will hand the ball to righty Case Williams. On June 1st at Modesto, Williams continued his impressive stretch of starts, tossing his fifth consecutive outing of six-plus innings. Williams (3-1, win) concluded his evening by tying a career-high with 6.1 frames of work. He permitted one run on eight hits and one walk while fanning five. Over his past six appearances, Williams has allowed two runs or fewer and has struck out 46 batters. The 20-year old is one of the returning pitchers to the Fresno staff after joining the club in the back half of the 2021 season. Williams enters his third professional season with the Colorado Rockies organization despite starting last year in the Cincinnati Reds system. In 2021, he split the season between the Daytona Tortugas (Cincinnati Reds) and Grizzlies. Williams started 2021 in Daytona, appearing in 12 games, 11 for starts. He went 2-5 with a 5.74 ERA over 47 innings. Williams was traded back to the Colorado Rockies on July 28, 2021. The Reds received RHP Mychal Givens and the Rockies got Williams and RHP Noah Davis. He was assigned to Fresno and finished the season with the Grizzlies. Williams went 1-3 with a 5.72 ERA over seven games with six going for starts. In 28.1 frames, he fanned 17 batters and had a good overall second half of the season. Read more about Case Williams' bio on Page 2.

NEW RULES IN 2022: Major League Baseball announced in March that experimental rules will expand in the California League for the 2022 season. The following rules include the return of the pitch clock and pickoff limits. Pitchers must deliver a pitch within 14 seconds with the bases empty and 18 seconds with runners on base. Hitters must be in the batter's box and be alert to the pitcher with nine seconds left. Pitchers will also be limited to two pickoff attempts or step-offs per plate appearance; any more without retiring the baserunner will effectively function as a balk. The league also added larger bases, increasing the size from 15 to 18 inches, a rule in place at Triple-A during the 2021 season. The increase is aimed to provide more room for players to operate around the bases, while modestly shrinking the distance between bases themselves. Additionally, the larger bases are composed of material that is expected to perform better in wetter conditions. Finally, teams must have a minimum of four defensive players on the infield when a pitch is delivered, with at least two infielders on either side of second base. The penalty for violation is an automatic ball, but if the hitter swings and gets a better outcome, the offensive team can take that. Goal is to increase batting average on balls in play.

HOW 2022 WILL LOOK IN THE "GROWL"IFORNIA LEAGUE: The 2022 California League regular season will be split into two halves. The first half ends on June 23rd with the second half beginning on June 24th. Four of the eight teams in the Single-A California League will make the playoffs. The first and second half division winners will meet in a best-of-three game series. The winners of those series will meet for a best-of-three championship series. Similar to 2021, each Monday will be a day off in the league except for July 4th. All but two series will be six-game series this season. The break for players and coaches will be four days long from July 18th to July 21st.

WEAR THE BEAR: Red (7-8), Beige (6-2), Black & Gold (5-1), Gray (13-6), Specialty Promo (1-2), Fresno Tacos (0-0), Lowriders de Fresno (Copa de la Diversion, 0-0), Fresno Growers (1-0), Fresno Tigers (0-0), Red Pants (2-2).

JUNE 9, 2022 VS. VISALIA RAWHIDE (ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS): CHUKCHANSI PARK- 6:50 PM PT

RHP Peniel Otano (1-3, 4.91) vs RHP McCade Brown (0-2, 6.35)

JUNE 10, 2022 VS. VISALIA RAWHIDE (ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS): CHUKCHANSI PARK- 6:50 PM PT

RHP Yilber Diaz (1-0, 5.02) vs RHP Brayan Castillo (0-3, 5.49)

JUNE 11, 2022 VS. VISALIA RAWHIDE (ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS): CHUKCHANSI PARK- 6:50 PM PT

LHP Liam Norris (0-2, 4.75) vs RHP Victor Juarez (3-0, 2.72)

JUNE 12, 2022 VS. VISALIA RAWHIDE (ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS): CHUKCHANSI PARK- 5:05 PM PT

LHP Yaifer Perdomo (0-4, 9.00) vs LHP Mason Green (4-1, 2.44)

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