Gomez, Blaze pound Quakes
| Friday, Sep 04 2009 11:56 PM
Last Updated Friday, Sep 04 2009 11:58 PM
Mauro Gomez homered twice and drove in five runs, finishing a single shy of the cycle, as the Bakersfield Blaze beat the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 15-9 on Friday at Sam Lynn Ball Park.
The Blaze finished with 15 hits, 11 for extra bases.
After Gomez hit his second homer, a two-run shot in the seventh inning, Quakes reliever Ismael Carmona beaned Michael Bianucci with a pitch to the helmet. Both benches cleared, but no punches were thrown. Carmona was ejected.
With the victory, the Blaze (72-65 overall) trails Modesto (73-64) for home field advantage in the North Division wild card series, which, begins Wednesday.
Bakersfield and Rancho Cucamonga meet again at 7:15 p.m. today.
