Visalia, CA – The Visalia Rawhide (8-18) playing Saturday night as the Central Valley Sir Loins quieted the San Jose Giants (16-10) for a 2-1 win at Valley Strong Ballpark in front of a soldout crowd of 2,468 fans.
Visalia takes a three games to two series lead against first place San Jose. Valley Strong Ballpark hosted a sellout for a second straight night.
Pedro Catuy hit the game winning RBI double in the eighth inning. The hit scored Kayson Cunningham who led off the frame with a single and advanced to second on a groundout.
Visalia’s pitching allowed just one run and five hits for a second consecutive night. Mervin Fell made the start tossing four innings with five strikeouts and just three hits and a run allowed.
Tayler Montiel followed with two scoreless innings and three strikeouts. He worked well around traffic stranding five baserunners.
Teofilo Mendez continued the bullpen shutout with two frames pitched and four strikeouts to earn the win. Alex Galvan then delivered the first save of his pro career with two strikeouts in a perfect ninth.
The pitching staff left 12 Giants’ runners stranded and held San Jose to 0-12 with runners in scoring position.
Visalia scored first in the second. Ivan Luciano soared a ball over the head of San Jose’s centerfielder that rolled to the wall for a triple. Abdias De La Cruz then drove home Luciano with a sacrifice fly. The Giants tied the game with a run in the fourth.
The series between the Rawhide and Giants concludes with a Family Fun Sunday at Valley Strong Ballpark presented by Spirit Radio and Valley Children’s Healthcare. This Sunday is Adventist Health Day at the ballpark with the first 2,000 fans receiving an Adventist Health straw hat.
Adults 21 and older can also enjoy eight dollar margaritas and micheladas on Sunday.
First pitch is scheduled for 2:05 PM with gates opening for season ticket holders at 12:45 PM and the general public at 1:00 PM.
Rawhide tickets are available through the team’s website and at the stadium box office presented by Kaweah Health starting at Noon on weekend gamedays.
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The Visalia Rawhide are the Single-A Affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks playing professional baseball in the Central Valley since 1946. The Rawhide's 2026 theme is "Savor the Season" as the team transforms into the Central Valley Sir Loins on Saturday gamedays.
Stay up to date with the Rawhide on the team’s website and by following the Rawhide on Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok and X. The Rawhide play all home games at Valley Strong Ballpark located at 300 N Giddings Street Visalia, CA 93291.
Fans can purchase season ticket packages, group ticket plans, single game tickets and team merchandise through the Rawhide website and at the stadium ticket office sponsored by Kaweah Health. All Rawhide games can be watched on MLB.TV and the Bally Sports Live App with a free radio broadcast also available online. Select home games will be aired on KNXT MyTV53. For more information, visit milb.com/visalia, email info@rawhidebaseball.com or call (559) 732-4433.