Ports Rally From Down Six, Stun Giants In 10
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The Stockton Ports enjoyed their biggest come-from-behind victory of the season on Friday night at Excite Ballpark. Trailing by six runs going into the seventh, Stockton rallied to score nine unanswered runs and hand the San Jose Giants an 11-8 loss in the second game of
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The Stockton Ports enjoyed their biggest come-from-behind victory of the season on Friday night at Excite Ballpark. Trailing by six runs going into the seventh, Stockton rallied to score nine unanswered runs and hand the San Jose Giants an 11-8 loss in the second game of their four-game series.
The game began with surprise ejections as Ports starter
Stockton's first run came in the fourth inning as
San Jose appeared to have put the game away in the sixth inning as the Giants scored five runs in the frame. Sam Sheehan opened the inning on the mound for the Ports and gave up a single and a walk. After a double play left a runner at third with two outs, Sheehan gave up an RBI single to Villar followed by back-to-back walks. Randy Norris followed with a two-run single to right to chase Sheehan from the game and make it 6-2. Pat Krall took over and gave up a two-run single to Heliot Ramos that ballooned the Giants lead to 8-2.
Sheehan was charged with five runs on three hits in two-thirds of an inning. Krall would go on to work 1 1/3 innings and not allow a run of his own.
Stockton began erasing the deficit in the seventh as Lazaro Armenteros came up with two on and two out and doubled down the left field line to bring the Ports to within four runs at 8-4. Those were the only two runs allowed by Giants reliever
Marciano was charged with four runs on three hits in a third of an inning. Doval would not allow a run of his own over 1 2/3 innings worked.
Nick Highberger (4-2) came on in relief of Krall to begin the eighth and would work two scoreless innings and eventually pick up the victory.
The Ports and Giants play the third game of their four-game series on Saturday night at Excite Ballpark. Mitchell Jordan (6-4, 4.83 ERA) makes the start for Stockton, opposed by San Jose right-hander