Ports Stifled by Giants' Pitching, Drop Series Opener
June 22, 2022 - California League (CalL)
Stockton Ports News Release
STOCKTON, Ca. - The San Jose Giants limited the Ports to a season-low two hits as Stockton
was shut out for just the second time 2022 in dropping the series opener to its North Division
rival 4-0 on Tuesday night at Banner Island Ballpark.
Starters James Gonzalez and Matt Mikulski matched zeroes over the first four innings before
the Giants (38-26) opened the scoring in the top of the fifth inning. San Jose leadoff man
Aeverson Arteaga battled Gonzalez for twelve pitches before lining a double down the left field
line to start the frame to put a runner a scoring position for Grant McCray, who blasted a long
home run to center field to give the Giants a 2-0 lead.
San Jose tallied another run in the top of the sixth against Ports' reliever Aaron Cohn. With the
bases loaded and one out after a double, hit by pitch and walk, McCray came through again for
San Jose lifting a sacrifice fly to left field to score Carter Williams from third base extending the
Giants' lead to 3-0. Alexander Suarez then led off the top of the eighth inning with a solo home
run to make it 4-0 San Jose.
With the Giants' pitching staff on their game, the Ports (25-39) got just three runners into
scoring position. The Ports put runners on first and second with two walks in the bottom of the
third inning against Mikulski, and a had a runner on second base with nobody out in the sixth
and eighth but failed to score.
Mukulski (2-2) got the win for San Jose allowing just one hit over five shutout innings with
seven strikeouts, while Gonzalez (0-3) took the loss for the Ports giving up just two runs on six
hits with six strikeouts in 4.2 innings.
The Ports will look to even the series with San Jose on Wednesday in game two of the six-
game set at Banner Island Ballpark with first pitch at 7:05 pm. Tickets are available and can be
purchased at stocktonports.com or by calling (925) 644-1900.
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