The Portland Pickles got the bats going again tonight for a 17-5 win over the Marion Berries in Salem, a win that secures homefield advantage throughout the playoffs for the Pickles.
Portland started fast with a five-run spurt in the second inning, capped by Tony Otis’s two-run single to left field.
The Pickles extended to a 10-1 lead with another scoring spree in the fourth inning that saw a home run by Grafton Stroup, along with RBI-doubles from Joey Wright and Josh Schleichardt…