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The poor pitching was a team effort as none of the four Ports’ pitchers used in this one could hold Bakersfield scoreless.  Eric Sheridan took the loss but only because he gave up the final run.

Anthony Recker was the hitting star.  He went two for four with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  Tommy Everidge had just one hit but it was a big three run homer.

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 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.

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.

The Ports were blown out by Lake Elsinore 11-4 with most of the offense coming late in the game.  Jose Guzman took the loss and he gave up three runs in three innings but three other relievers each gave up at least two runs in the loss.

The Ports picked up most of their offense via the long ball. Cliff Pennington hit a two run homer and Tommy Everidge went yard with a solo shot.

The Ports won 3-2 and Ryan Webb picked up the win with 7 2/3 solid innings. He gave up just one run on four hits and a walk with five strikeouts and the win improves his record to 2-1.

Javier Herrera and Tommy Everidge each had nice days at the plate.  They each went two for four with a run a piece.

The Ports lost 13-6 and a couple of pitchers took it on the chin in the loss.  Ryan Webb gave up six runs in six inning and Steven Bondurant took the loss and he was shelled for five runs on five hits and a walk in just 1/3 of an inning.

Tommy Everidge and Frank Martinez both went deep in the loss.  Both homeruns were two run shots.

Tommy Everidge had a great day at the plate in the Ports 9-5 win.  He was a perfect four for four with two RBIs and a run.  Cliff Pennington walked three times and he scored twice while Frank Martinez hit his first homerun of the season.

Vincent Mazzaro picked up the win despite a lackluster start.  He gave up four runs on five hits and three walks with two strikeouts in six innings of work.

The Ports blew two run lead in the late innings, had to score a run in the tenth to keep the game going, yet still lost it in the thirteenth 8-7 to San Jose.  Tommy Everidge led the way at the plate for the Ports. He went three for five with a triple, a homerun, two RBIs and three runs.

Starter Michael Madsen struck out six in five innings but he gave up four runs in a no decision.  Bradley Davis took the loss.  He gave up the run in the tenth and then the run in the thirteenth in his four innings of relief.