Fresno Grizzlies Game Notes vs Visalia
June 12, 2022 - California League (CalL)
Fresno Grizzlies News Release
Tonight, we celebrate Parker T. Bear's 16th birthday!
The Grizzlies and Rawhide conclude their six-game series tonight. First pitch is scheduled for 5:05 pm PT from Chukchansi Park. Grizzlies LHP Mason Green and Rawhide RHP Miguel Gil are the probable starters.
PLAYOFF RACE: The Grizzlies hold a five-game division lead over the San Jose Giants with 10 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) conclude 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 17-0 at home and 28-7 overall against Visalia in the last two seasons, outscoring the Rawhide 224-153. 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.
GREEN GOES FOR THE GRIZZLIES: Tonight's scheduled starter is lefty Mason Green, a 23-year old from Lenexa, Kansas. Green was selected by the Rockies in the 12th round of the 2021 MLB June Amateur Draft out of the University of Central Missouri, a Division II college. In Green's last collegiate season, he started all 18 games on the bump, going an outrageous 16-0, finishing his college career without a loss (27-0). Green had one complete game shutout and pitched 104.2 frames. He also struck out 123 batters and walked 26, becoming just the sixth Central Missouri Mule to ever reach 100 strikeouts in a single-season. Read more about Green on Page 2.
LET'S GO STREAKING: Thanks to yesterday's 15-5 win over the Rawhide, the Grizzlies won their sixth straight home game, a season-long. Fresno won five consecutive home contests from May 7th-19th, the initial longest streak of the season. The Grizzlies are 16-3 over their last 19 home games, spanning all the way back to May 7th vs. Modesto. Fresno has also won three straight series at Chukchansi Park, including two against California South division teams.
VICTOR GETS A VICTORY VERSUS VISALIA: Yesterday, Grizzlies starter Victor Juarez earned his fourth win of the season after a dazzling outing against the Visalia Rawhide. The righty tied his career-high with six shutout innings. Juarez permitted two hits and no walks while fanning six. He tossed 67 pitches (47 strikes) and faced one over the minimum. Juarez has not allowed a run over his last two starts, spanning 12 frames (five hits, zero walks and 10 strikeouts) and has not given up more than three runs in his 10 outings this year. He has also hurled six innings in three of his last four starts and has a 1.17 ERA in that stretch.
NO BULL TAKEN: Last night, Fresno's offense collected 15 runs on 15 hits and 12 walks. Every Grizzlies' starter reached base at least once with nine of the 11 batters tallying a hit. Fresno finished the evening with five batters notching multi-hits, walks and RBI while six players scored two or more runs. Of the 15 hits, six of them went for extra-bases with four leaving the yard. Hunter Goodman blasted a two-run shot in the first, his 16th of the season (1st in California League). Yanquiel Fernandez also smashed a two-run homer, a booming drive in the fourth. Fernandez has smacked three wallops in his current seven-game hit streak. In the seventh, Trevor Boone expanded the advantage with a grand slam to deep left field. It was Boone's second and the Grizzlies third grand slam of the year. Finally, Braxton Fulford clobbered a three-run tater in the seventh, his third bomb of 2022.
CASTILLO CORRALS THE RAWHIDE: Friday night, Grizzlies starter Brayan Castillo was nearly untouchable over a career-high six shutout innings, earning his first win of 2022. Castillo permitted one hit and walk while fanning six. He issued a one-out walk in the third and gave up an infield single in the sixth, both courtesy of GJ Hill. Castillo finished his evening after 69 pitches (51 strikes) while facing one batter over the minimum.
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 (8-8), Beige (6-2), Black & Gold (8-1), 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).
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