CalL1 Visalia Rawhide

Shelby Miller Dazzles with Six Shutout Innings in Victory

June 10, 2016 - California League (CalL1)
Visalia Rawhide News Release


VISALIA, CA - RHP Shelby Miller, making a MLB Rehab appearance, pitched six shutout innings, striking out 11 and allowing just two hits and 1B Marty Herum went deep twice, driving in four as part of a three-hit night as the Visalia Rawhide extended their winning streak to five in a row with a 5-1 win over Lancaster at Recreation Ballpark on Thursday night.

As part of Miller's (1-0, 0.00) dazzling performance he was perfect through five innings, retiring the first 15 men he faced until the sixth inning when finally Lancaster's SS Antonio Nunez blooped a ball down the left field line for the first hit of the game.

Miller was electric, striking out 11 in six innings while allowing only two hits and throwing 87 pitches in the victory.

Visalia kicked off the scoring in the bottom of the first against RHP Trent Thornton (2-3, 4.50) when Herum belted his first home run of the game and fourth of the season over the left-centerfield wall for a 2-0 Rawhide lead.

C Oscar Hernandez, with two outs in the second frame, got a hold of a Thornton pitch and put his third home run of the season over the left field wall for a 3-0 Rawhide lead.

Herum, in the fifth, struck again with his second home run of the game over the left-centerfield wall that gave Visalia a 5-0 lead. Herum added a double to his three-hit night and drove in a season high four in the win for Visalia.

Thornton pitched 4.1 innings, taking the loss, while allowing five runs (earned) on seven hits, two walks and he struck out two.

RHP Nick Baker came in for the seventh inning and walked RF Ramon Laureano. Laureano stole second base and moved to third on a wild pitch before LF Jason Martin tripled him home for the only run of the game for Lancaster.

RHP Luis Ramirez pitched a scoreless eighth inning and RHP Jency Solis came on and closed out the 5-1 win with a perfect ninth inning.

The Rawhide held their four game lead in the North Division with the victory and their magic number to clinch the North Division First Half Championship is down to 8.0.

Tomorrow night in game two Visalia will send LHP Josh Taylor (1-5, 5.69) against RHP Brock Dykxhoorn (4-1, 3.86) for Lancaster. First pitch is set for 7:00 p.m. on another Fun-Filled Friday at Rawhide Ballpark and there will be a Cash Giveaway from Bank of the Sierra to random fans in attendance.

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