Nuts Take Flight in 12-10 Win
August 7, 2016 - California League (CalL1)
Modesto Nuts News Release
Lancaster, CA. - By launching a season-high four home runs, the Modesto Nuts avoided a four-game series sweep with a 12-10 win over the Lancaster JetHawks Sunday night.
After the JetHawks (28-15; 63-50) scored first, the Nuts (18-26; 44-70) came storming back with ten runs against JetHawks starter Brock Dykxhorn (L, 7-4). He went five innings, surrendered eleven hits and walked one while striking out three.
Dom Nunez and Forrest Wall each smashed two-run homers in the second. In the fourth, the Nuts added another four runs on a Troy Stein solo home run. He added a RBI triple in the fifth. Wall whacked a RBI triple later in the fourth before scoring on Josh Fuentes' two-run homer.
The JetHawks made it interesting first with a six-run sixth capped by a Yulieski Gurriel grand slam.
Max White responded with a two-run single in the seventh that ended up being the difference in the game. Jason Martin mashed a two-run shot in the bottom of the seventh. Osvaldo Duarte made it a two-run game with a solo shot in the eighth, but the Nuts avoided further damage and Luis Niebla (S, 9/9) shut the door with a perfect ninth.
Helmis Rodriguez (W, 3-8) worked five innings and gave up just three hits and one run while walking two and striking out six.
The Nuts have an off day on Monday before returning home Tuesday to open a three-game set with the Ports starting at 7:05 p.m. Coverage on ModestoNuts.com will begin at 7:00 p.m. Listen live online.
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