June 19 2018 The Bakersfield Train Robbers rallied for a 7-3 victory over the Monterey Amberjacks at Sam Lynn Ballpark. Bakersfield improved to 38-26 while Monterey fell to 20-43 after the Amberjacks opened the game with three runs in the first inning.
Peter Yorgen’s two-run home run helped Bakersfield answer with two runs in the third. The Train Robbers then broke the game open with five runs in the seventh inning, taking a 7-3 lead that held through the finish. Bakersfield collected 10 hits and six walks, while Monterey had six hits and four walks.
Yorgen went 1-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored.
Jesse Baker added two hits and two RBI, while
Steve Pascaul and
Brett Balkan each had two hits.
Nick Vehlewald and pinch-hitter B. Butcher also drove in runs for Bakersfield.
James Prockish recorded Monterey’s lone RBI, and
Trevor Westmoreland had two of the Amberjacks’ six hits.
Alex Dandridge allowed four hits and three runs in six innings, with one earned run, four walks and seven strikeouts.
Chris Danielson earned the win after pitching a scoreless seventh with one hit and one strikeout, and
Jonathan Fleckenstein finished with two scoreless innings and three strikeouts.
Ian Jones took the loss for Monterey after allowing seven hits and five earned runs in six innings.
