Martinez Sturgeon Hold Off Bakersfield Train Robbers 7-5

July 16 2022 The Martinez Sturgeon scored six runs in the first inning and held on for a 7-5 victory over the Bakersfield Train Robbers. Martinez finished with eight hits and no errors while Bakersfield collected 10 hits but committed four errors. Martinez added a run in the second inning to take a 7-1 lead. Bakersfield scored once in the fourth and fifth innings before bringing home two runs in the ninth, but the Sturgeon closed out the win. Albert Dominguez drove in three runs and doubled, while Tomas Moreno tripled and had two RBIs. Darwin Tavarez recorded three hits, and James Portillo added a hit and an RBI. John Daly paced Bakersfield with three hits, while Daryl Donerson and Joe Riddle each had two hits. Seth Strong hit a home run and scored twice, and Jonny Damon also homered while driving in two runs. Harrison Chandler earned the win after allowing two hits and one earned run in two innings. Trevor Wick opened for Martinez and gave up four hits and two earned runs in four innings, while Manny Corpas recorded the save with two-thirds of an inning of hitless relief. Damon took the loss for Bakersfield despite pitching eight innings, allowing eight hits and seven runs, four earned, with three strikeouts.