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By Matthew Martz
The Bakersfield Blaze has won 12 of their last 14 games including two wins this past weekend against the second place Modesto Nuts at Sam Lynn Ballpark. The back-to-back wins increase their lead to five games over the Visalia Rawhide for the final wild-card spot in the North...
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By Matthew Martz
The Blaze completed a sweep the Inland Empire 66ers pushing their winning streak to 10 and increasing their lead to four games over the Visalia Rawhide for the final wild-card spot in the North Division with just 17 games remaining in the season.
The Blaze (62-61) out hit the...
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By Matthew Martz
Bakersfield’s Joey Butler drove in the winning run on an RBI single for the second time in as many games as the Blaze edged the Giants 2-1 to sweep a three game series on Thursday at Sam Lynn Ballpark.
With just 23 games remaining in the season, the Blaze (57-60)...
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By Matthew Martz
After trailing twice, the Bakersfield scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth and hung on to win 9-6 over the Lancaster JetHawks, sweeping a three game series on Sunday at Sam Lynn Ballpark.
The Blaze (54-60) have rebounded winning three straight after losing five in a...
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By Matthew Martz
When they say the California League is hitter friendly, they aren’t kidding. Coupled with the friendly confines of Sam Lynn Ballpark, the combination can be deadly for Blaze opponents.
The Blaze proved that in game two of a three game series against Lancaster on Friday...
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By Matthew Martz
The Bakersfield Blaze took two of a three game series against the Visalia Rawhide at Sam Lynn Ballpark this week extending their wining streak to two and placing them two games ahead of Visalia for a post-season wild card spot.
In game one the Blaze out-hit the Rawhide 15-13...
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By Matthew Martz
The Bakersfield Blaze and Modesto Nuts combined for 74 hits and 48 runs as Modesto took two of the three game series last weekend at John Thurman Field.
In game one the Nuts shut out the Blaze 11-0, out hitting Bakersfield 12-6 on Saturday.
The Blaze stranded nine, only...
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By Matthew Martz
The Bakersfield Blaze managed to hit seven doubles and avoided the sweep by beating the High Desert Mavericks 5-1 on Friday at Sam Lynn Ballpark.
Bakersfield (48-51) struck first in the bottom half of the second when Timothy Rodriguez grounded into double play allowing Michael...
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By Matthew Martz
After Wednesdays game against the High Desert Mavericks had to be postponed due to flooding in the Blaze clubhouse, the extra day of rest seemed to work for the Mavs as they swept the double header winning game one 9-1, and game two 5-1 on Thursday at Sam Lynn Ballpark.
The Cal...
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By Matthew Martz
Thomas Neal’s three run blast over the left field wall in the bottom of the seventh inning broke a 4-4 tie helping propel the Giants to an 8-4 victory, and sweeping a three game series against the Bakersfield Blaze on Tuesday at Municipal Stadium.
The Giants (63-33) took...
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By Matthew Martz
San Jose tagged Blaze starter Tim Murphy for nine runs jumping out to a 9-0 lead after just four innings, before going on to win game one of the three game series 14-5 on Sunday at Municipal Stadium.
The division leading Giants (61-33), opened the scoring in the bottom of the...
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By Matthew Martz
Bakersfield Blaze first baseman Ian Gac hit a walk off home run to lead off the bottom of the tenth as the Blaze win 5-4, and take three of the four game series against the Visalia Rawhide, on Saturday night at Sam Lynn Ballpark.
The Rawhide (45-48) opened the scoring in the...
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By Matthew Martz
Visalia staring pitcher Joshua Collmenter held the Bakersfield Blaze to just three hits though six innings on the mound, winning game three of a four game series 6-2, in front of 1,236 who braved the 104 degree weather on Friday night at Sam Lynn Ballpark.
The Rawhide (44-47)...
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By Matthew Martz
The Bakersfield Blaze (46-45) rallied for five runs in the bottom of the eighth and climbed to one game over .500 for the second time this season beating the Visalia Rawhide 6-4 in game two of a four game series on Thursday night at Sam Lynn Ballpark.
The Rawhide (44-47) has...
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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...
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Ryan Tatusko pitched seven outstanding innings on the mound in his second start in six days, as the Bakersfield Blaze beat the Stockton Ports 5-2 on Monday at Sam Lynn Ballpark.
The Blaze (40-42) scored first when Ports starting pitcher Jorge Pena began the first inning by walking Davis...
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The Bakersfield Blaze managed only four hits in a 5-1 loss to the Stockton Ports on Sunday at Sam Lynn Ballpark.
The game would remain scoreless through three, until Stockton (30-51) scored two runs in the fourth when Yusuf Carter swatted a two run long ball to left giving the Ports a 2-0 lead....
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The Bakersfield Blaze scored five runs in the first beating the Stockton Ports 7-2 in front of 2,900 at Sam Lynn Ballpark on July 4th.
The Blaze (39-41) struck first tallying five runs in their first at-bat. Joey Butler started the first inning rally be knocking in Jonathan Greene with a single...
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The Bakersfield Blaze went on a hitting spree posting 13 hits including four home runs, beating the Modesto Nuts 7-3 in front of 5,424 at John Thurman Field on Friday night.
The Blaze (38-41) would get out to quick start when Jonathan Greene hit Bakersfield's first of four home runs during a...
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Lars Davis hit an RBI single to break a 7-7 tie with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Nuts to an 8-7 win over the Bakersfield Blaze (37-41) at John Thurman Field.
The Nuts (43-35) jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead in the bottom half of the first but would lose the lead when the Blaze...
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Ryan Tatusko pitched a no-hitter until the final inning of Wednesday's 2-0 win over the Modesto Nuts (42-35) at John Thurman Field.
Tatusko (W, 2-2) allowed just two base runners over the first two innings, issuing a walk to the lead off batter and Lars Davis reaching on a fielding error by...
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By Matthew Martz
The Blaze have not lost a game against the Visalia Rawhide in their last six meetings, that was until the Rawhide edged out the Blaze 5-4, Monday night at Sam Lynn Ballpark.
Bakersfield (36-39) looked like they might extend that streak to seven as they opened the scoring...
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By Matthew Martz
The Bakersfield Blaze held on to stop a ninth inning Rawhide rally, beating Visalia 5-3, on Sunday night at Sam Lynn Ballpark.
The Blaze have not lost a game against the Rawhide in their last six meetings.
Bakersfield (36-38) opened the scoring with two runs in their first...
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By Matthew Martz
The High Desert Mavericks posted runs in six separate innings to hand the Bakersfield Blaze their biggest loss of the season, 16-8, on Saturday night in front of 1,889 at Mavericks Stadium.
Everything looked good for Bakersfield (35-38), as they would open the scoring, 1-0, in...
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By Matthew Martz
The High Desert Mavericks edged out the Blaze (35-37), 3-1, snapping Bakersfield’s six game winning streak on Friday night at Mavericks Stadium.
The Mavericks (44-28) got on the board first in the bottom of the third when Edilio Colina grounded into a fielders choice...
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After sweeping a four game series against the Visalia Rawhide heading into the All-star break, the Bakersfield Blaze (35-36) continued their six game winning streak to begin the second half of the season on Thursday night with a 6-3 win over the hosting High Desert Mavericks.
The Mavericks...
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The Lake Elsinore Storm battered the Blaze pitching for 14 hits, winning game two of a three game series, 8-2, on Tuesday at The Diamond in Lake Elsinore, Calif.
The Storm (37-28) opened the scoring in the top of the first with a leadoff double from Brad Chalk followed by another double by...
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Bakersfield's Glenn Swanson walked in the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth as the host Lake Elsinore Storm defeated the Blaze, 3-2, on Monday.
After Blaze starter Tim Murphy allowed the Storm (36-28) to score twice on a double, two singles, and an RBI groundout in the in the...
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The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes shut out the Bakersfield Blaze to avoid the sweep of the three game series in Sunday’s matinee in front of 3,773 at The Epicenter.
The Quakes (26-37) and Blaze got off to a similar start as game two of the series, with both teams unable to push across a run in...
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The Bakersfield Blaze edged the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 4-3 in game two of a three game series on Saturday in front of 4,896 at The Epicenter.
The first four innings would be a pitchers duel between Blaze starting pitcher Ryan Tatusko, who replaced regular starter Michael Main, and Quakes...
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The Blaze (28-33) started their three game series against the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes taking game one 6-3 Friday in front of 4,705 at The Epicenter.
The Blaze would score the game's first run when Davis Stoneburner singled and went to third on a sacrifice bunt and a throwing error. Mauro Gomez...
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The San Jose Giants (34-26) snuffed out the Blaze (27-33) 12-2 in the series finale Thursday in front of 1,020 at Sam Lynn Ballpark.
Blaze starter Kennil Gomez held the Giants scoreless through three innings, and then was tagged with six runs in the sixth inning.
The Blaze took their only lead...
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The Bakersfield Blaze (27-32) committed five errors helping the San Jose Giants win 10-5 in game two of a three game series Wednesday at Sam Lynn Ballpark.
The Giants (33-26) took the lead in the top half of the first when Buster Posey hit a two-out, two run homer to right center, followed Roger...
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The Bakersfield Blaze (27-31) ended their three game losing skid against the San Jose Giants (32-26) by winning the first of a three game series Tuesday at Sam Lynn Ballpark.
Blake Beaven held the Giants to just one run and four hits through eight solid innings on the mound while Evan Reed...
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The San Jose Giants (32-25) went yard four times beating the Blaze 9-2, capping a four game series with three wins in Sunday’s matinee at Municipal Stadium in San Jose.
The Giants took advantage of Blaze starter Michael Main and a steady wind to left-center hitting six home runs in the...
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The San Jose Giants (31-25) nipped the Blaze 5-2 taking game three of a four game series Saturday at Municipal Stadium in San Jose.
San Jose would get on the board in the bottom of the first on back-to back doubles, taking a 1-0 lead.
The Giants would add three more in the third that when Blaze...
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The San Jose Giants (30-25) won in dramatic fashion in extra innings taking game two of a four game series Friday at Municipal Stadium in San Jose.
The contest went 13 innings before San Jose’s Buster Posey hit a solo walk off home run off Zach Phillips, ending the ballgame 4-3.
The Blaze...
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The Bakersfield Blaze (26-28) gained ground pulling to within just three games back of the third place San Jose Giants (29-25) in the Cal League North, winning game one of a three game series Thursday at Municipal Stadium in San Jose.
Blaze starter Tim Murphy (W, 3-5) had his best appearance by...
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With their 4 -3, twelve-inning victory on Wednesday, the Blaze were able to earn a split with the nearby Visalia Rawhide. Despite being eight games behind the first-place Rawhide, the Blaze played as if they were the division leaders. This four-game series took the Route 99 rivalry to a whole new...
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In a reverse repeat of Monday’s game, the Rawhide (33-19) shut out the Blaze (24-28), 1-0 in game three of a four game series Tuesday at Recreation Park, in Visalia.
Blaze starter Michael Main (L, 4-5) walked three of the first six batters he faced, then settled into a groove allowing only...
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Blaze starter Richard Bleier pitched a complete game, shutting out the Visalia Rawhide 1-0 in game two of a four game series Monday at Recreation Park, in Visalia.
Bleier (W, 2-3) allowed one walk and two hits while striking out three in his first professional complete-game against the...
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The Blaze (23-25) scored five runs in the fifth inning against the Stockton Ports, winning game three of a four game series 7-4 on Friday in front of 706 at Sam Lynn Ballpark.
It looked good for the Ports (18-30) as they got on the scoreboard in the top of the third, when Yusuf Carter knocked in...
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Timothy Smiths' RBI single with two outs in the 11th inning lifted the Blaze to a 6-5 victory against the Stockton Ports on Thursday in front of 1,020 at Sam Lynn Ballpark.
The Ports (18-29) got on the scoreboard in the top of the first, scoring a single run before the Blaze answered back with...
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The Stockton Ports (18-28) peppered the Blaze pitching for 15 hits scoring seven runs in the third inning to win game one of a four game series Wednesday in front of 384 at Sam Lynn Ballpark.
The Blaze (21-25) would strike first in the bottom of the first as Timothy Smith would single to...
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The Inland Empire 66ers (20-24) would hold a comfortable lead for most of the ballgame holding off a late Blaze rally in the bottom of the ninth to win 8-5, taking a two to one lead in the four game series Sunday at Sam Lynn Ballpark.
Blaze starter Tim Murphy (L, 2-4) whose last appearance was...
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The Inland Empire 66ers (19-24) would push across two in the twelfth beating the Blaze (23-23), 6-4 and notching Blaze official scorer Tim Wheeler his 1,000 consecutive game Saturday at Sam Lynn Ballpark.
Bakersfield would trail most of the game as Sixers starter Alberto Bastardo would go six...
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The Blaze (20-22) would spoil Dodger pitcher Hiroki Kuroda’s first trip to Bakersfield as the Inland Empire 66ers came up short in Friday’s match up 2-1 in front of 1,802 at Sam Lynn Ballpark.
Kuroda -- the Dodgers opening-day starter on the disabled list with a strained left side...
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The Blaze (19-22) came up short in Thursday’s loss to the Stockton Ports and one game shy of sweeping the four game series, 3-2 at Banner Island Park in Stockton.
Stockton took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning scoring one run on a leadoff double, three singles and a...
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The Blaze (19-21) keep their winning streak alive winning game two of a four game series, 5-4 against the Stockton Ports (14-26) in a Wednesday matinee at Banner Island Park in Stockton.
The Blaze took an early lead as Engel Beltre would drill a solo home run to right-center, his second of the...
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Michael Kirkman pitched seven scoreless innings helping the Blaze (18-21) beat the Stockton Ports 9-5 on Tuesday in front of 1,741 at Banner Island Park in Stockton.
The Blaze offense has been on fire, scoring 27 runs in their last three games and it would be no different in Tuesdays match up,...
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