ONTARIO, CALIF. – One night after an overpowering win against the Giants in game one, 9-2, the Ontario Tower Buzzers got caught in a completely different battle on Wednesday. They lost, 1-0, in a pitcher’s duel that was over before anyone could get too comfortable.
Ontario actually had more hits, seven to San Jose’s four, with three of them being triples. But those hits didn’t add up to a single run. They stranded six runners and went hitless in seven chances with runners in scoring position. All it took was one run, and the Giants stole the win.
Issac Ayon was electric, putting together his best performance yet. He pitched five innings, punched out ten (career high), allowed just one hit, and didn’t walk anybody. The Giants couldn’t solve him at all; retiring nine of the last ten Ayon saw. San Jose only threatened once, right at the beginning, after Cam Maldonado reached on an error and swiped second. But Ayon froze Hayden Jatczak to end that small threat…