CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
BAKERSFIELD BLAZE AT MODESTO NUTS
07/16/2025
 
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
BAKERSFIELD BLAZE AT MODESTO NUTS
GAME ID: 7457 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 16TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bakersfield Blaze (49-41) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 0
Modesto Nuts (49-41) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2 8 0
Nuts Take Tight Tilt
Bakersfield got a valiant performance from pitcher Mike Briddon, but it wasn't enough to beat the Modesto Nuts. Modesto won the game, 2-1. Briddon threw 8.0 innings allowing 2 runs for the losing team. The third-place Nuts bumped their record to 49-41.

The Nuts beat the Blaze in part due to timely hitting. Case in point: the two-out single Freddie Daugherty produced in the bottom of the seventh. Batting against Mike Briddon, Daugherty gave his team the lead, 2-1, when he hit a run-scoring single.

"We just didn't score enough runs to win," said Bakersfield manager Joe McEwing.
BAKERSFIELD BATTING LINESCORE MODESTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Erickson SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .379 1 2
   a-B. Davies PR, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .269 4 16
   b-A. Gramacho PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .312 3 22
J. Chávez LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .314 3 35
E. Green DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .276 10 45
J. Trejo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .306 1 15
B. McKee 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .248 16 48
C. Price 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .291 4 34
V. Germán CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .304 2 14
P. Bancroft C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .291 2 25
L. Carranza RF 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 .269 3 6
Totals 32 1 8 1 3 4 20      
a - B. Davies pinch ran for K. Erickson in the 1st
b - A. Gramacho pinch hit for B. Davies in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Erickson (3, 1st Inning off A. Miller, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. McKee (15, 2nd Inning off A. Miller, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Green (31, 8th Inning off A. Miller, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Erickson 2 , J. Chávez , E. Green 2 , B. McKee 2 , C. Price , V. Germán , P. Bancroft , L. Carranza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Chávez , C. Price , P. Bancroft
GIDP: B. Davies
Sac Fly: L. Carranza
Hit by Pitch: J. Trejo
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Davies (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Davies-Trejo-McKee)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Díaz CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .257 1 18
R. Encarnación DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .286 7 31
T. Núñez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .216 4 14
   a-J. Flores LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 1 13
J. Miller LF, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 13 53
J. Román SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .279 1 25
V. Ocasio C 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 .244 5 29
B. Edmonds 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .348 4 36
J. Crow RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .309 3 29
F. Daugherty 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .346 2 4
Totals 31 2 8 2 0 8 9      
a - J. Flores substituted for T. Núñez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Núñez (8, 1st Inning off M. Briddon, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Encarnación (13, 3rd Inning off M. Briddon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: V. Ocasio (5, 4th Inning off M. Briddon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Encarnación 3 , T. Núñez 2 , J. Román , V. Ocasio 5 , J. Crow , F. Daugherty
2-out RBI: V. Ocasio , F. Daugherty
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Díaz , T. Núñez , J. Miller
GIDP: T. Núñez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Román-Daugherty-Núñez)
BAKERSFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE MODESTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Briddon L (7-5) 8.0 8 2 2 0 8 1 111 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Briddon 66
Batters Faced: M. Briddon 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Briddon 6-9
Pitches - Strikes: M. Briddon 111-72
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Miller W (4-3) 7.0 7 1 1 3 3 0 104 4.84   
E. Sánchez H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 6.82   
K. Clark SV (25) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Miller 59
Batters Faced: A. Miller 30, E. Sánchez 3, K. Clark 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Miller 9-7, E. Sánchez 1-1, K. Clark 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Miller 104-60, E. Sánchez 10-8, K. Clark 5-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Sánchez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Miller
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Briddon
Ballpark: John Thurman Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 3968
Special Notes: SS Ken Erickson was injured while running the bases.
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