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PORTS WALK OFF WITH 4-RUN NINTH

The Stockton Ports came up to bat in the bottom of the ninth inning trailing 7-4 and rallied for four runs to beat the Modesto Nuts 8-7 on Sunday night at Banner Island Ballpark. Kevin Richards hit two home runs (9, 10), including a game-tying two-run shot in the ninth, as the Ports won for the second night in a row. Nick Brueser walked it off with an RBI single.

Modesto jumped out to a 4-0 first-inning lead off of Stockton starter Mitch Myers and made it 6-0 with two runs in the third. Gabe Moncada hit a two-run shot in the first inning, his 2nd, and Axel Sanchez did the same in the third inning, launching his fourth of the year.

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PORTS BEAT GIANTS ON PUASON WALK-OFF DOUBLE

Stockton shortstop Robert Puason lifted a double to right-center field that scored the installed runner from second base with the winning run in a 9-8, 10-inning win over San Jose Tuesday. The Ports trailed 7-2 after five innings before scoring in each frame the rest of the way.

Puason went 2-for-5 and has now hit in five straight games, lifting his batting average from .196 to .239.

Kevin Richards had a huge day at the plate for Stockton, going 4-for-5 with two home runs (2, 3).

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