[ports Recap] Rough Fourth Inning Costs Ports in 13-4 Loss
June 20, 2010 - California League (CalL1)
Stockton Ports News Release
STOCKTON, Calif. - The Visalia Rawhide (37-33) swept the Stockton Ports (31-39) in their first series at home this season, and again in their final series of the first half. The Ports tied a season-high by allowing eight runs in one inning, as they fell to the Rawhide, 13-4, on Saturday night at Banner Island Ballpark. The Ports have struggled all season long against Visalia, and end the first half with a 4-15 record against the Rawhide.
Kenny Smalley picked up the loss for Stockton, allowing six runs on eight hits in 3.1 innings. Reliever Scott Hodsdon allowed six runs (five earned) on two hits with three walks in 0.1 innings. Trey Barham allowed one unearned run in the contest, while Paul Smyth, Brett Hunter and Andrew Carignan combined for 3.2 scoreless innings of relief. Chase Anderson picked up the win for the Rawhide.
Grant Green scored three hits, all infield singles to third base, in the contest. Diomendes Lopez made his California League debut, and finished 2x3 with a walk. The Ports stranded eight in the game, and both Jermaine Mitchell and Mike Spina collected a solo home run in the game.
Smalley retired the Rawhide in order in the top of the first, and Stockton took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the inning, chasing the Rawhide starter out of the game. Mitchell led off with a solo shot over the batter's eye in center field, his third homer of the season for Stockton. Green then singled toward third. He advanced to second on a walk by Parker. Spina stepped up to the plate and flew out to center field. Visalia starter Brett Moorhouse then walked right fielder Jeremy Barfield to load the bases with one out. Moorhouse next walked Johnson to score Green. Visalia then pulled Moorhouse in favor of righty Justin Mace. Shortstop Tyler Ladendorf then grounded into a double play to end the inning and leave the bases loaded.
Visalia tied the game in the second inning on a two-run home run by right fielder Kyle Greene.
Visalia made it 4-2 in the top of the third. Dan Kaczrowski led off with a single and moved to third on a double by Brent Greer. Smalley then walked Ryan Wheeler to load the bases with no out. Paul Goldschmidt then hit a single to left field to score two runs. The Ports retired the next two batters. Kyle Greene stepped up to the plate and singled to right-center field. Barfield fielded the ball and threw it to catcher Lopez to put out Wheeler at the plate to end the inning.
Stockton made it 4-3 in the bottom of the third, as Barfield collected an RBI on a groundout to third.
In the fourth inning, Visalia plated eight runs to take a commanding 12-3 lead. Rossmel Perez led the inning with a single. He moved to second on a single by Kaczrowski. With two on and one out, the Ports called on Hodsdon to pitch. Greer stepped into the batter's box. Hodsdon threw a wild pitch, allowing Perez to score. Hodsdon hit Greer with a pitch and then walked Wheeler to load the bases. Goldschmidt hit a sacrifice fly to bring home Kaczrowski. Marc Krauss then walked to keep the bases loaded. A two-RBI single by Alfredo Marte made it 8-3.
Greene then walked and then Perez came back up and notched a two-RBI single. The Ports then replaced Hodsdon with Barham on the mound. Gerson Montilla then collected an RBI-double off Barham to make it 11-3. Perez later scored on an error by Lopez. After issuing a walk to Kaczrowski, Barham got Greer to ground out to end the inning.
Visalia scored their final run in the fifth, as Goldschmidt scored while Marte hit into a fielder's choice play.
In the seventh inning, Spina launched his 12th home run of the year to left field to make it 13-4. The Ports shutdown the Rawhide in the final innings, as Smyth struck out five straight batters. The Ports retired nine of the last 10 batters they faced to keep the Rawhide scoreless.
The Ports end the first half with a 31-39 record, which is a six-game improvement over last season, in which they went 25-45 in the first half.
The Ports will enjoy a four-day All-Star Break before hitting the road to face the Lancaster JetHawks from June 24-27.
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