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Sidewinders Get Even

June 8, 2003 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Portland Beavers News Release


PORTLAND, Ore. - The Tucson Sidewinders salvaged their trip to Portland, beating the Beavers for the second time in as many days. Sunday's game included four home runs and a three-run seventh inning, as Tucson pulled it out 5-2 before 5,216 at PGE Park.

Chris Capuano (3-0) earned the victory for the Sidewinders, allowing two runs on six hits in seven innings work. Capuano struck out five and walked two.

Billy Martin hit a solo shot to left-center in the second to put the Sidewinders on the board first, 1-0. In the bottom half of the inning, Portland's Mark Quinn followed up with a dinger of his own, tying the ballgame at one run apiece.

Portland and Tucson traded solo home runs again in the fourth and fifth; first on a Mike Bell shot to left-center and in the following inning on a Rich Gomez leadoff blast to left that landed in the middle of 18th street.

Tucson would pull away in the seventh after Ramirez hit a two-run RBI double to right-center, giving the Sidewinders a 4-2 lead. Olson added on the fifth run after advancing to home on a wild pitch by Mike Bynum (4-2), who was credited with the loss.



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