Bakersfield Blues Defeat Salina Stockade 5-2

February 18 2019 The Bakersfield Blues defeated the Salina Stockade 5-2 after collecting 10 hits while limiting Salina to three hits. Bakersfield broke a scoreless tie with three runs in the fourth inning and added two more in the fifth to take a 5-0 lead. Salina scored once in the fifth and once in the ninth, but could not complete the comeback.

R. Garza went 2-for-4 with two runs for Bakersfield, while A. Stublefield also had two hits and scored once. J. Payano delivered two RBI on a 2-for-3 performance, and C. Poje, N. Thompson and S. Strong each drove in a run. Bakersfield totaled five RBI and had one extra-base hit, a double by Stublefield.

L. Campbell earned the win after allowing one hit and one run over five innings with five strikeouts. J. Ramirez followed with three scoreless innings, allowing no hits while striking out two, and C. Kelly worked the ninth. Salina starter E. Nakagawa took the loss after surrendering eight hits and five runs over five innings, with two earned runs and two strikeouts.