MODESTO, Calif. – For the second-straight game the Nuts wrestled away a walk-off win away from the Ports, this time on a two-run single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth to win the series 4-2 over Stockton.
Each team plated a pair in the first inning before the starting pitching settled in. Carlos Franco delivered again for the Ports, doubling (10) home Myles Naylor for the first run of the game before an RBI groundout from Pedro Pineda scored Dylan Fien for an early 2-0 lead.
The Nuts answered in the bottom of the first with two runs of their own by taking advantage of some early walks and a hit by pitch from starter Tucker Novotny. A base hit and a sac fly would tie the game up at 2-2, but Novotny wouldn’t allow another run after that and only gave up one more hit. Novotny would have an immaculate inning in the second frame, striking out the side on nine pitches…