June 14 2023 The Monterey Amberjacks defeated the Bakersfield Train Robbers 6-4 at Sam Lynn Ballpark. Monterey broke a scoreless tie with one run in the fourth inning, then scored four in the fifth and added another in the sixth to take a 6-1 lead. Bakersfield answered with one run in the sixth, two in the eighth and one in the ninth, but could not complete the comeback. The game was protested in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Rodney Scarver led Monterey with three hits in four at-bats and two RBI.
Anthony Ward doubled, drove in two runs and scored once, while
Robert Malone collected two hits and scored twice. Monterey finished with nine hits and also received a one-RBI performance from
Joshua Rodriguez. Bakersfield totaled eight hits, with
Tevin Brown going 2-for-4 with two runs and
Aramis Cruz going 2-for-3 with two hits and two walks.
Paul Von Zboray hit a home run and drove in two runs, while
Christian Jones added an RBI.
Emmanuel Benavidez earned the win after allowing three hits and one earned run over six innings with six strikeouts and three walks.
Gabriel Murillo worked two innings and allowed two runs, and
Anthony Ward recorded the save with one inning of relief.
Joe Riddle took the loss for Bakersfield after giving up seven hits and six runs over seven innings, four of them earned, with five strikeouts and three walks.
Hunter Adams pitched two scoreless innings with four strikeouts for the Train Robbers.
