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Almonte lifts Visalia to win over Modesto
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VISALIA (AP) — Jose Almonte hurled six scoreless innings, leading the Visalia Rawhide over the Modesto Nuts in a 6-3 win on Wednesday.

Almonte (9-8) allowed one hit while striking out three and walking one to pick up the win.

Down 3-0 in the seventh, Modesto cut into the lead when Luis Liberato hit a solo home run and Joe DeCarlo hit an RBI single.

Visalia answered in the bottom of the inning, scoring three runs to extend its lead. Henry Castillo hit a two-run double and Grant Heyman hit an RBI single en route to the four-run lead.

Robert Dugger (1-3) went 5 1/3 innings, allowing three runs and five hits in the California League game.

 He also struck out five and walked two.

For the Nuts, DeCarlo homered and singled, driving in two runs.

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