CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
SAN JOSE GIANTS AT BAKERSFIELD BLAZE
09/15/2025
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CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
SAN JOSE GIANTS AT BAKERSFIELD BLAZE
GAME ID: 14659 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Jose Giants 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 1
Bakersfield Blaze 3 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 X 12 13 0
Bakersfield Moves on to Round 2
The Bakersfield Blaze "bent but didn't break" against the San Jose Giants in the Round 1.

That's according to Marc Reynolds of Bakersfield, who was named series MVP.

"Our guys faced adversity and overcame it. This series wasn't easy, but we stuck to our game and made it work," he said.


Bakersfield won the final game by a 12-2 count and the series 3-1.

Reynolds's MVP performance included hitting .529 with a .579 on-base percentage. He also had 1 home runs, drove in 4 RBI and scored 5 runs.

The Bakersfield Blaze will play against the Lancaster JetHawks in the next round. Lancaster won their series against the Inland Empire 66ers 3 games to 1. The Round 2 schedule will be announced after the Round 1 finishes.
SAN JOSE BATTING LINESCORE BAKERSFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Palmer SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .312 0 0
J. Morales 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .385 1 1
E. Richards LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .154 0 1
J. Ford RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .333 1 2
J. Díaz CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .231 1 2
S. Seals DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .143 1 1
H. Rutherford 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .267 1 3
L. Dodson 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .133 1 1
B. Jones C 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .091 0 1
Totals 31 2 5 2 4 11 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Díaz (1, 9th Inning off R. Gordon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Palmer , J. Díaz 4 , H. Rutherford , L. Dodson , B. Jones
2-out RBI: B. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Palmer , S. Seals
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Díaz
Double Plays: 1 (Palmer-Morales-Rutherford)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Reynolds 2B 4 2 2 3 1 1 1 .529 1 4
J. Chávez 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .278 0 2
K. Erickson SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .375 0 2
B. Davies LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .188 0 2
C. Price 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .133 0 1
L. Carranza RF 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .333 0 0
D. Spencer CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
P. Bancroft C 3 2 2 2 1 0 2 .214 0 3
S. Graves DH 4 1 2 3 0 0 4 .200 0 5
Totals 36 12 13 11 6 3 13      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Erickson (1, 1st Inning off M. Thompson, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Graves (2, 4th Inning off W. Hutchinson, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Davies (1, 5th Inning off W. Hutchinson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Reynolds (1, 3rd Inning off S. Owens, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Reynolds 5 , J. Chávez , K. Erickson 2 , B. Davies 2 , C. Price , L. Carranza , D. Spencer 2 , P. Bancroft 2 , S. Graves 3
2-out RBI: S. Graves
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Reynolds , C. Price , S. Graves
GIDP: K. Erickson
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Spencer(Palmer at 2nd base))
SAN JOSE PITCHING LINESCORE BAKERSFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Thompson L (0-1) 2.1 6 7 7 4 3 0 78 27.00   
S. Owens 1.1 3 5 5 2 0 1 37 33.75   
W. Hutchinson 4.1 4 0 0 0 0 0 60 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Thompson 12
Batters Faced: M. Thompson 17, S. Owens 9, W. Hutchinson 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Thompson 4-0, S. Owens 2-2, W. Hutchinson 5-7
Pitches - Strikes: M. Thompson 78-43, S. Owens 37-21, W. Hutchinson 60-38
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Owens 3-3 , W. Hutchinson 2-2
WP: M. Thompson , S. Owens
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Gordon W (1-0) 9.0 5 2 2 4 11 1 105 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Gordon 76
Batters Faced: R. Gordon 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Gordon 7-8
Pitches - Strikes: R. Gordon 105-66
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Gordon
Ballpark: Historic Sam Lynn Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM PT
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 12596
Monday, September 15th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.7 Build 77