PCL1 New Orleans Baby Cakes

Porter, Zephyrs Take Down River Cats, 6-5

Published on July 13, 2003 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
New Orleans Baby Cakes News Release


METAIRIE— Colin Porter was 2-4 with a home run and two runs scored to lead the New Orleans Zephyrs (53-44) to a 6 to 5 victory over the Sacramento River Cats (60-38) on Sunday Night at Zephyr Field.

With the game tied at 5 in the eighth inning, Porter led off the inning with his seventh home run of the season off River Cats reliever Roy Smith. Kirk Bullinger pitched a scoreless ninth for his 15th save of the season. Brandon Puffer (5-1) picked up the win in relief pitching 1 1/3 innings allowing only one unearned run. Smith (3-4) suffered the loss.

The Z's collected seven hits on the night as Porter, Mike Moriarty and Jason Alfaro each had two with Raul Chavez having the other. Chavez also drove in two runs.

The Zephyrs are off for three days for the All-Star Break and return to action on Thursday at 7:05 at Zephyr Field to take on the Oklahoma RedHawks. The game can be heard on WTIX-AM 690 and at www.zephyrsbaseball.com with Tim Grubbs and Ron Swoboda calling the action. For more information call the Zephyrs office at (504) 734-5155.

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Pacific Coast League Stories from July 13, 2003


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