CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
BAKERSFIELD BLAZE AT MODESTO NUTS
04/17/2026
 
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
BAKERSFIELD BLAZE AT MODESTO NUTS
GAME ID: 7049 - FRIDAY, APRIL 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 R H E
Bakersfield Blaze (6-3) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 19 0
Modesto Nuts (3-6) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 18 0
Nuts Win with Late Rally
The Modesto Nuts beat the Bakersfield Blaze, 5-4, in 18 innings at John Thurman Field. Modesto first baseman Robinson Encarnación led the way. He was 5-8 with a home run, 4 singles, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 3 runs. Modesto reliever Bhu Laput was the winner. His record is now 2-0. Joey Corbett took the loss. The loss drops Bakersfield to 6-3.

The Nuts got a clutch hit from right fielder Ken Davis. In the bottom of the 18th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Nuts.

"My job is to go out and play as hard as I can for the Nuts," said Davis.
BAKERSFIELD BATTING LINESCORE MODESTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Spencer CF 10 0 3 0 0 1 3 .281 0 1
L. Carranza RF 8 1 2 1 0 2 3 .172 1 3
B. McKee DH 8 1 3 1 1 2 2 .333 1 4
S. Graves 2B 8 0 3 0 1 1 2 .385 1 4
C. Price 3B, 1B 8 1 4 0 1 0 4 .345 1 5
T. Villarreal LF, SS 4 1 1 1 4 1 4 .500 4 11
J. Amador 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 .143 1 3
   d-J. Chávez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .417 1 4
   e-J. Richards 1B, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .167 0 0
P. Bancroft C 3 0 1 1 0 0 5 .333 0 1
   a-J. Schneider PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .389 0 4
   b-A. Gray C 5 0 1 0 0 0 9 .231 0 0
D. Russell SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300 0 1
   c-L. Camacho PH, LF 5 0 0 0 1 1 3 .200 0 0
Totals 71 4 19 4 9 9 49      
a - J. Schneider pinch hit for P. Bancroft in the 8th
b - A. Gray substituted for J. Schneider in the 8th
c - L. Camacho pinch hit for D. Russell in the 9th
d - J. Chávez pinch hit for J. Amador in the 12th
e - J. Richards substituted for J. Chávez in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Villarreal (3, 2nd Inning off D. Peoples, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Price 2 (3, 2nd Inning off D. Peoples, 0 on, 0 outs; 16th Inning off J. Miller, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Bancroft (1, 2nd Inning off D. Peoples, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Graves (2, 5th Inning off D. Peoples, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Richards (1, 18th Inning off B. Laput, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. McKee (1, 1st Inning off D. Peoples, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Carranza (1, 13th Inning off C. Mercado, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Spencer 3 , L. Carranza 5 , B. McKee 6 , S. Graves 4 , C. Price 6 , T. Villarreal 2 , J. Richards 2 , P. Bancroft 2 , A. Gray
2-out RBI: L. Carranza , B. McKee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Spencer , L. Carranza , S. Graves , P. Bancroft 2 , A. Gray 3 , L. Camacho
Sac Bunt: L. Carranza , T. Villarreal
Team LOB: 24

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Graves-Russell-Amador, Villarreal-Graves-Price, Richards-Graves-Price)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Fleming CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .222 0 1
   a-K. Boyd PH, CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .231 0 2
D. Norman LF 7 0 0 0 2 2 2 .120 1 6
D. Hogan 3B 7 0 1 0 2 1 5 .343 1 2
R. Encarnación 1B 8 3 5 1 0 1 1 .333 1 3
V. Ocasio C 6 1 2 0 0 0 5 .192 0 2
   c-C. Boucher PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
   d-T. Green C 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .154 0 0
B. Edmonds DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .296 0 0
   b-J. Miller DH 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .056 0 0
K. Davis RF 9 0 4 2 0 1 4 .227 0 2
E. Ganey SS 6 0 0 1 0 4 6 .219 0 2
T. Rogers 2B 7 1 2 1 1 1 4 .321 2 4
Totals 67 5 18 5 8 13 35      
a - K. Boyd pinch hit for C. Fleming in the 9th
b - J. Miller inserted as DH in the 10th
c - C. Boucher pinch ran for V. Ocasio in the 13th
d - T. Green substituted for C. Boucher in the 14th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hogan (2, 1st Inning off J. Morgan, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Green (2, 18th Inning off J. Corbett, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: K. Davis (1, 4th Inning off J. Morgan, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Edmonds (2, 8th Inning off J. Morgan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Encarnación (1, 6th Inning off J. Morgan, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Rogers (2, 13th Inning off K. Day, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Fleming , D. Hogan 2 , R. Encarnación 8 , V. Ocasio 2 , T. Green 2 , B. Edmonds 3 , J. Miller , K. Davis 6 , T. Rogers 5
2-out RBI: , K. Davis 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Boyd , R. Encarnación , V. Ocasio 2 , J. Miller , E. Ganey , T. Rogers 2
GIDP: D. Hogan 3
Sac Fly: E. Ganey
Hit by Pitch: R. Encarnación , V. Ocasio , E. Ganey
Team LOB: 20
BAKERSFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE MODESTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Morgan 7.1 10 3 3 2 4 1 34 110 4.72   
B. Bane 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 26 0.00   
J. McCarthy 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 26 0.00   
K. Day 3.2 3 1 1 1 3 1 16 67 1.80   
J. Corbett L (0-1) 3.2 4 1 1 3 4 0 16 53 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Morgan 48
Batters Faced: J. Morgan 34, B. Bane 7, J. McCarthy 6, K. Day 16, J. Corbett 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Morgan 10-7, B. Bane 3-1, J. McCarthy 2-1, K. Day 2-6, J. Corbett 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Morgan 110-68, B. Bane 26-15, J. McCarthy 26-14, K. Day 67-40, J. Corbett 53-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Bane 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Morgan , J. McCarthy , K. Day
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Peoples 5.0 10 3 3 1 5 1 26 101 3.38   
M. Sanford 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 57 7.11   
E. White 2.0 2 0 0 2 3 0 10 50 2.08   
C. Mercado 3.0 3 1 1 2 0 1 14 44 3.60   
J. Miller 3.1 2 0 0 3 1 0 15 54 0.00   
B. Laput W (2-0) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 18 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Peoples 39
Batters Faced: D. Peoples 26, M. Sanford 13, E. White 10, C. Mercado 14, J. Miller 15, B. Laput 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Peoples 3-7, M. Sanford 2-10, E. White 2-1, C. Mercado 5-4, J. Miller 6-3, B. Laput 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Peoples 101-66, M. Sanford 57-37, E. White 50-28, C. Mercado 44-28, J. Miller 54-30, B. Laput 18-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Mercado 2-0 , B. Laput 1-0
WP: E. White
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Robinson Encarnación
Ballpark: John Thurman Field
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 7:01
Attendance: 3938
Special Notes: SP Jared McCarthy was injured while pitching. C Víctor Ocasio was injured being hit by a pitch. Tony Villarreal ties the BAK regular season extra-inning game record for bases on balls with 4. Robinson Encarnación ties the MOD regular season extra-inning game record for hits with 5.
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