PCL1 Fresno Grizzlies

Omaha defeats Fresno

Published on August 1, 2017 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Fresno Grizzlies News Release


First place Fresno settles for series split in Omaha Early grand slam dooms Grizzlies; Kemp extends career-high in homers with ninth

The Fresno Grizzlies (65-45) settled for a series split with the Omaha Storm Chasers (50-58) on Tuesday, dropping a 9-1 matinee. For Fresno, it was just their third loss in their last 17 road games. Despite the setback, the Grizzlies will remain in first place by at least a game in the PCL's Pacific Northern Division.

The Storm Chasers jumped on Grizz starter Kent Emanuel early. Billy Burns led off the game with a triple, scoring on a Dean Anna RBI single. Corey Toups capped a five-run first with a grand slam; for Toups it was homers in consecutive games, and his fifth of the season (first grand slam).

Two more Omaha homers made the score 8-0 after two innings. Frank Schwindel (3-for-5) smacked his 12th of the season, a two-run shot, before Logan Moon (2-for-3) hit his fourth, a solo shot. Tony Kemp got Fresno on the board in the top of the third, lifting his career-high ninth home run of the season to right to lead off the inning, making the score 8-1. For Schwindel, it was his second straight game with three hits.

Fresno left-hander Kent Emanuel (1-1) pitched five innings, surrendering eight (earned) runs on 11 hits. He walked three and struck out three. Omaha's Jake Junis (3-5) earned the win with six innings of three-hit ball, the only run allowed on the Kemp homer. Junis walked two, striking out five.

8-1 would hold until the home half of the sixth, when Cheslor Cuthbert homered to left field, his second long ball in Triple-A this season which rounded out the day's scoring. By pitching the final three innings, Pedro Fernandez picked up a save.

The Grizzlies are off on Wednesday, after they travel to Des Moines, Iowa. Their next series, four games at Principal Park against the Iowa Cubs, begins on Thursday with a 5:08 p.m. PT first pitch (7:08 CT). Probable starters are RHP Dean Deetz (3-3, 8.07) for Fresno and RHP Jen-Ho Tseng (4-0, 1.42) for Iowa.

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