Martinez Sturgeon Roll Past Santa Cruz Seaweed

July 20 2022 The Martinez Sturgeon defeated the Santa Cruz Seaweed 9-0 at Joe DiMaggio Park. Martinez scored twice in the fifth inning, erupted for six runs in the sixth and added another run in the eighth while holding Santa Cruz to five hits and one errorless defensive performance.

Nick Diaz led Martinez offensively with two hits, including a home run, three RBI and one run scored. Juan Garcia added three hits and a run, while Darwin Tavarez and Albert Dominguez each collected two hits. James Portillo scored twice and drove in one run, and Alex Dailey and Kevin Johnson also recorded RBI.

Pedro Torrealba earned the win after allowing four hits and no runs over six innings. He walked six and struck out seven. H. Chandler completed the shutout with three scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out two. Santa Cruz starter Nick Fay took the loss after giving up seven runs six earned on six hits in 5.1 innings, with six walks and seven strikeouts.