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Berman, Liput, Casey
and Vargas all Hit Home Runs in Lancaster
By Toph Buzzard
The Rancho Cucamonga
Quakes came out of the off-day on Monday, grabbing a 7-6 victory on
Tuesday night over the Lancaster JetHawks in game one of their
six-game road trip.
Stevie Berman and
Deacon Liput kickstarted the offense with home runs in the
second and third, respectively. Berman's solo shot made it 1-0 after
one and a half innings of play, while Liput's second blast in as many
games made it 3-0 after two and a half frames.
Lancaster struck back with
three different run-scoring at-bats in the bottom of the third, tying
the score at 3-3.
After a stalemate of
offense for the next several innings, the bats got going again in the
seventh inning for both teams.
The Quakes received a
go-ahead two-run homer from Donovan Casey and Miguel
Vargas' first-career Cal League blast, highlight a four-run
inning to take a 7-3 lead. The JetHawks responded with three runs in
the bottom of the seventh, making it a close contest at 7-6, still in
favor of Rancho.
Because of Brett de
Geus, the score stayed that way. The right-hander recorded his
second save of the year due to two scoreless frames spanning the
eighth and the ninth.
Andre Jackson
(3-1), who started for Rancho, grabbed the win with six-plus innings
of work, five runs (four earned) and seven strikeouts.
Salvador Justo
(3-2) shouldered the loss out of the Lancaster bullpen, surrendering
four runs (three earned) in just 0.2 innings.
For game two of the set
between the South Division rivals, Rancho hands LHP Leo Crawford
(5-4) the ball for the start, while Lancaster gives the nod to LHP
Ryan Rolison (4-6).
Circle the date Tuesday,
August 6th, as the Quakes will play their first home game in over a
week, taking on the same Lancaster JetHawks for a Healthy RC Recycle
Tuesday. Make sure to purchase tickets online at rcquakes.com or by
calling (909) 481-5000.
Press Release Provided
By the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
Photo
by Steve Saenz
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