Winning Streak Ends at Eight with 7-1 Loss

July 31, 2015 - California League (CalL1)
Modesto Nuts News Release

Modesto, CA. - Early offense sent the Modesto Nuts to a 7-1 loss against the Visalia Rawhide on Thursday night at John Thurman Field.

In the opener of a four-game series, the Nuts (56-47; 23-10) had their season-long, eight-game winning streak snapped by the Rawhide (63-40; 21-12).

In the first inning, the Rawhide plated three runs on four hits against Alex Balog (L, 1-4) before adding another in the second. Domingo Leyba whacked a RBI triple in the first as part of a 2-for-5 day. Jamie Westbrook drove in two runs in the first two innings. Breland Almadova went 3-for-5 with a RBI.

Ryan Doran (W, 6-1) dominated on the mound allowing only one run on three hits over eight innings of work. The lone tally came on a solo home run off the bat of Raimel Tapia.

Game two of the four-game series is set for 7:05 p.m. on Friday night. Coverage on ModestoNuts.com will start at 7:00 p.m. To listen on your iPhone or iPad click here. For PC and Flash enabled Android phones click here. If you are at the ballpark, you can listen on the non-delay, in-stadium broadcast on 90.9 FM.

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