May 3, 2022 – California League (CalL) – Stockton Ports News Release
STOCKTON, Ca.
– The Ports scored six unanswered runs from the bottom of the
seventh inning on in a thrilling, 9-8 victory over the San Jose Giants in 10 innings on
Tuesday afternoon at Banner Island Ballpark.
Trailing 8-3 after the top of the seventh, the Ports stormed back with one run in the
seventh, three in the eighth, one in the ninth and one in the tenth to win the ballgame.
Danny Bautista got the rally started, leading off the bottom of the seventh with a walk
before advancing to second base on a wild pitch. Robert Puason then hit a ground rule
double down the right field line to score Bautista to make it 8-4.
CJ Rodriguez got a three-run eighth started for the Ports (7-15) with a leadoff walk and
moved up to third base when Kevin Richards lined a double down the right field line to
put runners on second and third with nobody out. Rodriguez scored on a Junior Perez
RBI groundout to make it 8-5, and T.J. Schofield-Sam brough the Ports to within two at
8-6. Jose Cruz then came out of the Giants’ bullpen in relief of Seth Lonsway and
loaded the bases with a walk and hit by pitch. After Puason popped out to second base,
Cruz walked Denzel Clarke to force in another run as the Ports got to within one at 8-7.
Down one in the bottom of the ninth Kevin Richards tied the game with one swing,
hitting his second home run of the day, a solo shot to left field bring the Ports even at 8-
8.
In the top of the tenth, Clark Cota stranded the Giants’ (12-10) runner at second base to
start the inning by inducing two groundouts and picking up a strikeout to preserve the 8-
8 tie.
The Ports then won it in the bottom of the ninth. With Pedro Pineda at second base to
start the inning, Robert Puason hit a double to right center field with one out to score
the winning run and snap the Ports’ seven-game losing streak.
Cota (2-1) picked up his second win of the season with 2.1 scoreless innings, while
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