Tucson Saguaros Rally Past Bakersfield Train Robbers 8-7

June 6 2022 The Tucson Saguaros rallied for an 8-7 victory over the Bakersfield Train Robbers. Tucson finished with seven hits and one error while Bakersfield collected 12 hits and committed three errors. The Saguaros scored four runs in the second inning, added one in the fourth and pushed across three in the eighth to overcome Bakersfield’s early 2-0 lead and four-run third inning.

Mike Hernandez went 1-for-4 with two RBIs for Tucson, while Richard Ware also drove in two runs and BJ Minarcin added one hit and one RBI. Brock Ephan reached base four times with three walks and contributed an RBI. Bakersfield’s Seth Strong went 4-for-6 with a home run and two RBIs, and Blake Vandiver went 3-for-6. Joe Curcio added two RBIs for the Train Robbers.

Stanley Vargas took the loss for Bakersfield after allowing seven hits and eight runs, six earned, in 7 1/3 innings, with seven walks and five strikeouts. Tucson starter Brent Kline allowed seven runs, three earned, in 3 1/3 innings. Richard Ware followed with two scoreless innings, Jesse Palafox worked a scoreless inning and Blake Garrett earned the save with a scoreless ninth. The game information credited Jon Ostroff as the winning pitcher.