Train Robbers Hold Off Whiptails 5-3

July 27 2019 The Bakersfield Train Robbers defeated the California City Whiptails 5-3 at Historic Sam Lynn Ballpark. Bakersfield scored three runs in the first inning and added two more in the fifth to build its winning margin, while California answered with one run in each of the fifth seventh and eighth innings. The Train Robbers finished with nine hits and one error; the Whiptails had eight hits and seven errors.

Edilson Alvarez delivered a complete-game performance for Bakersfield, allowing eight hits and three earned runs while walking one and striking out 10. He threw 111 pitches with 80 strikes to earn the win. California starter Julian Tejeda was charged with the loss after allowing five runs three earned on seven hits in five innings, with three walks and one strikeout.

Tyler England led California with two hits including a home run and drove in a run. Christian Triplett also homered and recorded an RBI, while K. Wagner added a hit and an RBI. For Bakersfield, Nyles Nygaard went 2-for-5 with an RBI, Ben Tingen and N. Etheridge each collected two hits, and J. Hernandez drove in two runs with a home run. Andres Rios added a hit and an RBI in the victory.