Nuts Fall 8-1 in Series Opener

Published on June 2, 2016 under California League (CalL1)
Modesto Nuts News Release

Adelanto, CA. - Cole Wiper led the assault against the Modesto Nuts offense on Wednesday night as the Nuts fell 8-1 against the High Desert Mavericks at Heritage Field.

Wiper (W, 5-1) shut the Nuts (20-32) down in his second straight start against Modesto. He worked seven innings and allowed just three infield singles while striking out five for the Mavs (32-21)

The Nuts avoided their second straight shutout when Dom Nunez cracked a RBI single in the ninth.

Yency Almonte (L, 4-4) allowed five runs, three earned in the first three inning before settling in a bit. Luke Tendler smacked a RBI double in the first before scoring on a two-out error. He also scored in the third on a passed ball. Michael De Leon ripped a second-inning two-run homer.

Almonte threw up zeros in the fourth, fifth and sixth before surrendering a two-out, two-run homer to Tendler in the seventh. Almonte struck out five, did not walk a man and allowed nine hits.

Game two of the three-game set with the Mavs is set for Thursday night at 7:05 p.m. Coverage on ModestoNuts.com will start at 7:00 p.m. Listen live online.

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