Grizzlies Draw Season-High Crowd (12,962) Despite Loss to Salt Lake

June 1, 2019 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Fresno Grizzlies News Release

Fresno, Calif. - A crowd of 12,962, the largest the Fresno Grizzlies (27-28) have played in front of either at home or on the road this season witnessed the Salt Lake Bees (25-29) score 13 unanswered runs on Friday evening.

A 12-batter, seven-hit fourth inning did the bulk of the Bees' damage. On a night where Fresno State defeated UC-Santa Barbara 9-2 at Stanford to open NCAA Tournament regional play, former Diamond Dog Taylor Ward (Fresno State 2013-2015) hit a grand slam in the seventh. On the night Ward went 5-for-6, scored three times and got a hit in his final five at bats in an all-around good evening for Bulldogs present and former.

Jose Rojas doubled twice, driving in two runs in the fourth for Salt Lake. Yadiel Hernandez drove in Fresno's lone run with a groundout in the third, and extended a hit streak to five games in the eighth; Hernandez is 9-for-17 during the streak and 7-for-11 during the first three games of this series. Left-hander Greg Mahle spun five innings of scoreless relief for the Bees to end the game, allowing only two hits and striking out five without a walk.

Top Performers: Fresno Grizzlies (Washington Nationals)

- 2B Wilmer Difo (2-4, R)

- RHP Joe Ross (3.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K) / RHP Matt Reynolds (1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R)

- DH Yadiel Hernandez (1-3, RBI, BB, 5-game hit streak)

Top Performers: Salt Lake Bees (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim)

- LF Taylor Ward (5-6, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R)

- DH Justin Bour (2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R, 2 BB)

- 3B Jose Rojas (2-6, 2 2B, 2 RBI, R)

Tomorrow's Matchup

DAY DATE OPPONENT PROBABLE PITCHERS TIME (PT) RADIO/TV

Saturday June 1 Salt Lake Bees (Home) RHP Austin Voth (Fresno) vs. LHP Dillon Peters (Salt Lake) 7:05 p.m. KRDU 1130 AM / KAIL-13

ON THAT FRES-NOTE: Friday was the third five-digit crowd at Chukchansi Park in 2019: April 6 vs. Reno (10,047), May 17 vs. Sacramento (11,937) and May 31 vs. Salt Lake (12,962).

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