Bakersfield Blues Rally Past Salina Stockade 6-4

October 20 2021 The Bakersfield Blues defeated the Salina Stockade 6-4 after overcoming an early three-run deficit. Salina scored three times in the first inning and added another run in the second to take a 4-0 lead, but Bakersfield answered with three runs in the bottom of the second and two more in the third to move ahead 5-4. The Blues added an insurance run in the sixth and held Salina scoreless over the final five innings.

Christian Quezada led Bakersfield’s eight-hit attack by going 2-for-3 with two doubles, a run and an RBI. Omar Ortiz drove in two runs, while Marcus Davis scored twice and added a hit and an RBI. E. Robles reached base three times with a hit and two walks. For Salina, Joshua Ramirez went 2-for-4 with an RBI, while Kyle Montebon scored twice and Quincy Pitts doubled and scored.

Austin Toerner earned the win for Bakersfield after allowing five hits and four runs, only one earned, over four innings. He struck out seven and walked two. A. Hurt followed with a scoreless inning, and Jarrod Rivera secured the save with two scoreless innings, allowing no hits and striking out four. Salina starter Gehrig Taylor took the loss after surrendering seven hits and five runs in 3 1/3 innings, with five walks and three strikeouts.