Young, Leone lead Beavers to victory

Published on April 23, 2006 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Portland Beavers News Release


PORTLAND, Ore. - Walter Young belted two solo home runs and Justin Leone clubbed a three-run shot to lead the Portland Beavers to a 7-4 victory over the Salt Lake Bees before 4,724 Sunday afternoon at PGE Park.

Leone's clout, his eighth of the season, reversed a one-run deficit in the bottom of the fifth, and Young helped put the game away with solo homers in the sixth and eighth innings; both had three RBIs.

Terrmel Sledge singled, drew two walks and scored twice in his second game with the Beavers (9-8). Paul McAnulty started the scoring in the first inning with an RBI single and later added a double as he extended his hitting streak to seven games.

Mike Thompson improved to 2-0 in his fourth start of the season. He struck out six and gave up four runs on five hits over seven innings. Brian Sikorski got his third save in as many opportunities.

Dustin Moseley (3-1) worked five innings in the loss for the Bees (10-7).

The teams traded leads through the first four-plus innings.

Sledge and Leone singled to start a two-out rally in the bottom of the first. Sledge scored from second on McAnulty's sharp single to center, giving the Beavers their first lead of the series.

Thompson retired the first nine batters, but the Bees broke through in the fourth. Erick Aybar led off with a single and scored on a double to left-center by Howie Kendrick. A groundout advanced Kendrick to third to set up a go-ahead sac fly off the bat of Dallas McPherson.

McAnulty doubled to lead off the bottom of the fourth, moved to third on a fly out and scored to tie things at 2-2 on a sac fly by Young.

Ryan Budde's solo home run, his second of the season, put the Bees back up in the fifth.

With the Beavers clinging to a 5-3 lead in the sixth, Aybar tripled off the wall in right-center and scored on an RBI double from Kendrick.

NOTES: Before the game, shortstop Manny Alexander was transferred to Portland from extended spring training and shortstop Ricky Gutierrez was released ... Super Grover from Sesame Street was on hand on for Kids Sunday ... the Padres reinstated outfielder Mike Cameron from the disabled list on Sunday and optioned right-handed pitcher Jon Adkins to Portland ... Freddy Guzman logged his first multi-steal game of the season, swiping second base in the third and taking third base in the fifth ... the Bees loaded the bases with no outs against reliever Aquilino Lopez in the eighth, but Lopez struck out three straight batters to get out of a jam and receive a standing ovation ... Thompson's start was the longest for a Portland starter this season.

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