The Stockton Ports won for the second day in a row, shutting out the Modesto Nuts 4-0 at John Thurman Field on Sunday night. Danny Bautista launched his fourth homer of the year and Luke Anderson (W, 5-6) threw 5 2/3 innings in relief to earn the win as Stockton took four of the six games in Modesto.
T.J. Schofield-Sam tripled in the first run of the day in the second inning and CJ Rodriguez followed with a sac fly to make it 2-0. Yehizon Sanchez went the first three innings for Stockton and left with the lead after giving up two hits and two walks with two strikeouts.
Schofield-Sam tacked on another run with a sac fly in the fourth inning and Bautista went deep in the sixth inning to make it 4-0. Meanwhile, Anderson covered 5 2/3 innings with five hits and two walks allowed and four strikeouts. The Ports needed one more out and Serafino Brito came on to get it, finishing off the combined shutout.
Stockton (5-10) got off to a rough start to the second half but have moved up to within a game of third-place San Jose, five game out of first place in the North division. Modesto (9-6) dropped to one game behind first-place Fresno.
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SAN JOSE – 2
FRESNO – 3
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RANCHO CUCAMONGA – 7
INLAND EMPIRE – 2
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LAKE ELSINORE – 8
VISALIA – 5
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