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The Ports got just enough offense to make up for some poor pitching in an 8-7 win over Modesto.  Javier Herrera was the hitting star in the win.  He went three for five with an RBI and two runs.  Herrera also had two stolen bases.

Adam Thomas picked up the win.  He struck out three in 1 2/3 innings of shutout relief.

Anthony Recker doubled and drove in the only run of the game for the Ports in their 2-1 loss to San Jose.  Jose Pineda was the only Port to reach base twice and he singled and drew a walk.

A really good start by Bobby Cramer went to waste.  He gave up one run on six hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in eight innings of work.

The Ports ran up the score with Tommy Everidge doing the most damage with a grand slam in the Ports 11 run third inning.  Anthony Recker had a big day and he went three for five and he came a single short of hitting for the cycle.  He drove in three and scored three in the blowout win.

Lost in all of the offense were six solid innings by Dustin Petersen. He gave up one run on three hits and three walks with three strikeouts and the win improved his record to 4-3 on the season.  Justin Duchscherer threw a perfect inning as he gets set to return to the A’s bullpen.

The Ports got plenty of their offense in a 9-6 win over San Jose.  Javier Herrera led the way though and he went three for five with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Luke Appert went three for three with a double, a run and an RBI.

Vincent Mazzaro didn’t have his best stuff but he improved to 5-4 with all of the offense.  He gave up five runs on eight hits and five walks with five strikeouts in five innings.

The Ports lost in an ugly 12-1 loss to Visalia and Ben Jukick was particularly hit hard.  He gave up eight runs on nine hits and he struck out two in four innings.

Javier Herrera drove in the only run of the game.  Tommy Everidge doubled and he drew a walk in the loss.

Steve Kleen was the hitting star in the Ports 7-4 win over Visalia.  He went two for four with an RBI and two runs.  Jose Pineda went one for two with a homerun and two runs scored.

Eric Sheridan picked up the win with 2 2/3 innings of relief.  He gave up a run on two hits and a walk with one strikeout.

Javier Herrera had a big day at the plate in the Ports 9-2 win over Visalia.  He went two for five with a homerun and he scored four runs in the game.  Raul Padron went two for four with a double, a homerun and two RBIs and in total, the Ports went yard four times in the game.

Bobby Cramer improved to 1-0 on the season with a nice start.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks with a strikeout in six innings.

The Ports got plenty of offense in their 12-2 win over Visalia but Chad Boyd was the biggest contributor.  He went two for five with a double, a homerun and six RBIs.  Anthony Recker picked up three hits and he drove in two.

Lost in all the offense was a nice start by Vincent Mazzaro.  He gave up just two runs (one earned) on three hits and four walks with three strikeouts in six innings of work.

The pitching was all that great in the Ports 8-7 loss to Bakersfield.  Ben Jukich gave up five runs on 3 2/3 innings and Josh Alliston took the loss when he gave up the lone run in the thirteenth.

Justin Sellers was the hitting star in the loss.  He went three for five with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

Jose Guzman was hit hard in the Ports 11-5 loss to Bakersfield.  He gave up six runs on five hits and four walks with four strikeouts in four innings of work.

Chad Boyd provided most of the offense in the loss. He went two for four with a double, a homerun and three RBIs.

Bradley Davis had a tough start and he dropped to 2-2 on the season. He gave up four run on six hits with five strikeouts in five innings of work. 

Luke Appert was the hitting star in the loss.  He doubled and he drove in two runs in the 7-4 loss.

While Stockton picked up seven hits, they couldn’t push anyone across the plate in a 5-0 loss to Inland Empire.  Luke Appert was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for three with a walk.

Trent Peterson took the loss despite pitching to just one batter.  He allowed a hit and then that baserunner came around to score on Derek Tharpe.

Three hits won’t normally cut it and that’s all the Ports got in their 5-0 loss to Inland Empire.  Ironically, all three hits were doubles but even with the extra base hits, they couldn’t push a run across the plate.

Vincent Mazzaro took the loss and he dropped to 3-4 on the season.  He gave up five runs on seven hits and four walks with four strikeouts in six innings of work.

There were plenty of hitting stars in the Ports 11-1 over Inland Empire but Javier Herrera’s day at the plate stands out. He went three for five with a homerun and he drove in five runs.  Jose Pineda went two for three with a walk, an RBI and three runs.

Ben Jukich threw six shutout innings to pick up the win. He gave up two hits and three walks with two strikeouts and the win pushes his record to 2-3 on the season.

The Ports doubled up Inland Empire 10-5 and Cliff Pennington crossed the plate more times as anyone.  He went two for four with two walks and he scored four runs.  Tommy Everidge also had a great day at the plate and he went four for four with three RBIs and a run.

Bradley Davis got it done on the mound with four solid innings of relief pitching.  He gave up just one run on six hits and he struck out three and the win pushed his record to 2-1 on the season.

Ryan Webb picked up his third win of the season with a nice outing over High Desert.  He gave up just two runs on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings.

Justin Sellers had a nice day at the plate.  He went four for five with two doubles and a run.  Luke Appert also helped out the cause with a two run homer in the 7-3 win.