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By Matthew Martz
The Bakersfield Blaze (45-45) opened a four game series against route 99 rivals Visalia, by winning game one 11-4, on Wednesday at Sam Lynn Ballpark.
The Rawhide (44-46) who were crushed by the San Jose Giants on July 14, 17-1, have struggled in the second half of the season after spending a majority of the first half of the year in first place in the Cal League North.
The Blaze combined for a total of 12 hits in the ballgame while the pitching staff held the Rawhide to just seven.
Visalia struck quickly with a run in their first at bat, before Bakersfield scored a pair of runs in the first, second and third innings, including a two-run homer from Mauro Gomez, his sixteenth of the season, giving the Blaze a 6-1 lead.
The Rawhide cut the deficit by two, scoring two in the fourth and one in the top half of the fifth.
Leading 6-4, Bakersfield added five runs in the fifth, starting with a lead off double from Ian Gac, who later scored, followed by a three RBI...
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