CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
VISALIA RAWHIDE AT SAN JOSE GIANTS
08/09/2025
 
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
VISALIA RAWHIDE AT SAN JOSE GIANTS
GAME ID: 7568 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Visalia Rawhide (51-62) 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 5 2
San Jose Giants (64-49) 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 13 0
Visalia Beats San Jose, 5-4
The Visalia Rawhide faced a tough opponent in San Jose pitcher Jimmy Hoover, but did just enough to pull out the victory at San Jose Municipal Stadium by a final score of 5-4. Hoover went 5.1 innings and allowed 3 runs. The winner in relief was Ed Norton. The right-hander allowed no runs on 2 hits in 2.1 innings. He now owns a record of 2-1. Dave Hensley nailed down his 21st save.

The Rawhide got a big at-bat from designated hitter Charles Pigafetta. For the game, Pigafetta was 1-4 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the top of the sixth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 10th home run of the season gave Visalia a 5-4 lead.

Visalia manager said his team played a "no nonsense" game.

At 51-62, the Rawhide find themselves in 4th place in the North Division.
VISALIA BATTING LINESCORE SAN JOSE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Porter LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .278 9 37
J. Gómez 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .232 6 46
A. Manuel RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .282 2 32
J. Reynolds 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308 12 61
H. Ramírez CF 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 .266 5 47
C. Pigafetta DH 4 1 1 2 0 3 1 .281 10 31
J. Goodman 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273 18 58
   c-M. Knapp PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 11 42
   d-K. Li 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 4 27
I. Ojeda SS 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .285 4 31
   a-E. Oglethorpe PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 0 11
   b-E. Davis SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .289 1 7
A. Díaz C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .241 1 25
Totals 32 5 5 5 4 10 6      
a - E. Oglethorpe pinch ran for I. Ojeda in the 2nd
b - E. Davis substituted for E. Oglethorpe in the 2nd
c - M. Knapp pinch hit for J. Goodman in the 9th
d - K. Li substituted for M. Knapp in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Ojeda (14, 2nd Inning off J. Hoover, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Goodman (14, 2nd Inning off J. Hoover, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Davis (1, 5th Inning off J. Hoover, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Pigafetta (10, 6th Inning off A. Aguilar, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Pigafetta 4 , J. Goodman 2 , I. Ojeda 2 , E. Davis 4 , A. Díaz
2-out RBI: C. Pigafetta , I. Ojeda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gómez , A. Manuel , A. Díaz
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Porter (30)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Gómez (10) , A. Manuel (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Reynolds-Davis-Reynolds, Gómez-Davis-Reynolds)
OF assists: 1 (Ramírez(Seals at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Palmer SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .296 7 22
J. Ford RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .325 18 78
J. Díaz CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .303 10 59
H. Rutherford 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .232 3 17
E. Richards LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .307 9 54
M. Gómez 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .225 10 37
C. Jenkins 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .251 6 45
S. Seals DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .290 3 18
   a-L. Dodson DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 6 29
B. Jones C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .285 10 26
   b-E. Keller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .372 2 8
   c-C. Davis C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 3 20
Totals 36 4 13 3 2 7 26      
a - L. Dodson inserted as DH in the 8th
b - E. Keller pinch hit for B. Jones in the 8th
c - C. Davis substituted for E. Keller in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ford (22, 1st Inning off J. Ayers, 1 on, 0 outs) , H. Rutherford (10, 4th Inning off J. Ayers, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Seals (10, 4th Inning off J. Ayers, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Palmer 2 , J. Ford 2 , J. Díaz 2 , H. Rutherford 3 , E. Richards , M. Gómez , C. Jenkins , S. Seals 2 , B. Jones 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ford , E. Richards , M. Gómez , C. Jenkins , S. Seals
GIDP: J. Díaz , C. Jenkins
Sac Bunt: J. Ford
Sac Fly: C. Jenkins
Hit by Pitch: E. Palmer
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Díaz (22)
VISALIA PITCHING LINESCORE SAN JOSE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ayers 4.2 10 4 3 2 4 0 91 4.65   
E. Norton W (2-1) 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 37 6.88   
L. Valdés H (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.43   
D. Hensley SV (21) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ayers 32
Batters Faced: J. Ayers 24, E. Norton 10, L. Valdés 4, D. Hensley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ayers 5-2, E. Norton 3-3, L. Valdés 1-1, D. Hensley 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ayers 91-55, E. Norton 37-27, L. Valdés 16-9, D. Hensley 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Norton 3-1 , L. Valdés 1-0
WP: E. Norton
Hit Batsmen: J. Ayers
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hoover 5.1 3 3 3 2 5 1 86 2.49   
A. Aguilar L (0-1), BS (1) 2.2 2 2 2 2 3 1 51 11.34   
S. St. John 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hoover 53
Batters Faced: J. Hoover 21, A. Aguilar 12, S. St. John 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hoover 5-6, A. Aguilar 3-2, S. St. John 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hoover 86-55, A. Aguilar 51-29, S. St. John 12-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jimmy Hoover
Ballpark: San Jose Municipal Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 4193
Special Notes: SS Iván Ojeda was injured while running the bases. SP Jimmy Hoover was injured while pitching.
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