SAN JOSE, Calif. – The Ports avoided a full repeat of last night’s ninth inning collapse to at least force extra innings after allowing the Giants to tie it in the ninth, before pulling away in the 10th for an 11-6 Stockton win.
The Ports took a 1-0 lead in the third inning by scratching across a run in their second bases-loaded situation on the day. Ramon Landaeta struck out with the bases loaded and two out in the first inning, but he worked a bases-loaded walk in the same situation in the third to plate a run.
The Giants got one back to tie the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI single from Dario Reynoso, but a diving play in left center by Max Durrington with two outs kept San Jose from taking the lead. Stockton put up their first crooked number of the day in the fifth inning. Durrington walked and stole second (19) before Roman Martin singled through the left side to put two aboard. Nate Nankil came through with a double (6) to left to score Durrington and make it 2-1. Back-to-back sac flies from Jose Ramos and Landaeta plated two more to put the Ports up 3-1…