RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – The Ports (14-11) broke open a pitcher’s duel in the eighth inning en route to a 6-3 win over the Quakes (17-8) on Friday night.
Neither side had a hit until the Quakes got a double into right center from Elijah Hainline, but starter Donny Troconis delivered another quality start and allowed just two hits in his six innings of work, extending his scoreless streak to 22 innings to start his Stockton career.
All the scoring occurred in the eighth inning for both sides. Cesar Franco walked to start the frame followed by a single for Tommy Takayoshi. An RBI groundout from German Ortiz got Stockton on the board, then Myles Naylor delivered an RBI single to left for a 2-0 lead. Davis Diaz ripped a two-RBI double down the third base line to put Stockton up 4-0, before Cameron Leary crushed a two-run homer (5) 411 feet for a 6-0 advantage…