Scores for July 18, 2010

Aptos - Game 1
Giants 1
Blue Jays 4
WP: Travis Talbott.
HR >> Blue Jays: Guy Giuffre.

Travis Talbott went the distance and tossed a 6 hitter with 11 K's.

Guy Giuffre blasted his 8th homer of the season, a 2-run shot which was all the run support needed.

Giants:
J. Cannon (2-4), C. Neale (2-3, RBI).

Blue Jays:
Talbott (2 2B, CG, 9 IP, 11 K), Giuffre (1-2, HR, 2 RBI).

Aptos - Game 2
Blue Jays 5
Giants 8
WP: Casey Neale.
HR >> Blue Jays: Dan Ferreira. Giants: Jon Cannon.

The Giants held off a late Blue Jays rally to hold on to an 8-5 victory.

The Jays had a chance to tie the game in the final frame, but a pop up ended the game.

The Giants remain atop the National League with the split.

Good battle all day long.

Blue Jays:
Park (2-4), Ferreira (2-4, HR), Barnes (2-3), Talbott (2-3), Ray (2-3), Hoffman (2B, 2 RBI).

Giants:
C. Denevi (2-3, 2B, BB, RBI), J. Cannon (1-2, HR, HBP, RBI, Run), H. Hibberd (2-2, 2B, RBI, 2 Runs, SF), M. Frandsen (1-3, 2 RBI).

Challenger - Game 1
Pirates 18
Yankees 9
WP: McBain.
HR >> Yankees: Jonathan Guttierez.

The Pirates went into the top of the 9th down 9-4 and sent 17 batters to the plate with 14 scoring.

Pirates:
Justin Fish (4-5, 3 Runs, 3 RBI, 2B), Blake (3-4, Run, 2 RBI), Keating (3-4, 2 Runs, 2 RBI, 2B), Saporito (3-5, 2 Runs, RBI, SB), Jovel (2-5, Run, RBI, SB), Czajkowski (2-5, 2 Runs, 3 RBI), Arrendondo (2-5, Run), Jason Fish (2-5, 2 Runs, 2 RBI), Aponte (2-5, Run), Beagle (2-4, Run, RBI).

Yankees:
Lonnell Chattmon (3-3, 2 Runs, RBI, 2 SB), Jonathan Guttierez (2-2, 2 Runs, 3 RBI, HR), Greg Cohen (2-4, Run, 2 SB), Jeff Arroyo (1-4, 2 Runs, RBI, SB), Jonathon Sibal (1-4), Phillippe Paradis (1-4).

Challenger - Game 2
Yankees 9
Pirates 9
HR >> None.

The Yankees jumped out to a 6-0 lead after one. Chipping away at the lead the Pirates tied it in the 6th 8-8. Each team added one in the 7th for the tie.

Yankees:
Jonathan Sibal (2-3, Run, 2 RBI), Jeff Arroyo (2-3, Run, RBI, 2B), Greg Cohen (2-2, 2 Runs, 2 2B, 2 SB), Kris MacKellar (1-3, Run, RBI), Harlan McCaskey (1-3, Run, 2 RBI) Jonathan Guttierez (1-3, Run), Michael Chagoya (1-3, Run), José Gonzalez (1-2, Run, RBI, 2B, SB).

Pirates:
Jovel (3-4, 2 Runs, 2 RBI), Arrendondo (3-4, Run, 2 RBI), Blake (2-3, Run, 2 RBI, 3 SB), Aponte (2-4, 2 RBI).

De Anza - Game 1
Rays 22
Mariners 3
WP: M. Hernandez.
HR >> None.

Rays:
C. Rivera (3B), C. Noriega (2B).

Mariners:
Homer (3-3, 2B, Run, 3 SB), Lorensen (1-2, 2B, BB, RBI, Run), Gonzalez (0-1, 2 BB, 2 SB), Levin (2-3, RBI), Medeiros (0-1, 2 BB), Berrios (1-2).

De Anza - Game 2
Mariners 1
Rays 18
WP: D. Reyes.
HR >> None.

Rays get their first sweep on a Sunday this season.

Mariners:
Glass (1-1, BB, Run), Lorensen (1-2), Gonzalez (1-1, BB).

Del Mar - Game 1
Mets(18) 10
A's(18) 0
WP: Bearden.
HR >> Mets(18): Pleasant.

Mets(18):
Bearden (CG, 0 ER, 4 H, 7 K, 1-1), Pleasant (3-3, HR, 3 Runs, 2 RBI, SB), Monigold (2-4, RBI).

A's(18):
Hershfield (2-2).

Del Mar - Game 2
A's(18) 3
Mets(18) 5
WP: Genovese.
HR >> Mets(18): Laubach.

A's(18):
Hershfield (2-3, Run), Greco (1-2, Run, 2 RBI).

Mets(18):
Genovese (CG, 2 ER, 6 K, 1-1), Meier (2-3, Run, SB), Pleasant (1-2, 2 RBI, SB), Whittington (1-2, Run), Laubach (1-2, HR, 2 RBI).

Gilroy - Game 1
White Sox 2
Braves 12
WP: Chambers.
HR >> None.

Braves:
Painter (2 RBI), Cordeiro (2 Runs, 2B), Bellew (2-2, RBI), Resendez (RBI), Ramirez (2-2, 2B, 2 RBI), Marquez (2-2, RBI), Codiga (3-3, 3 RBI), Dehority (RBI), Chambers (CG, 7 IP, 2 ER, 4 K).

Gilroy - Game 2
Braves 2
White Sox 0
WP: Codiga.
HR >> None.

Braves:
Painter (RBI), Chambers (2-3, 2B, RBI), Codiga (2-2, CG, 7 IP, 0 ER).

Independence - Game 1
Cubs(18) 9
Indians 6
WP: Greggains.
HR >> Indians: Charlie Gutierrez.

Cubs(18):
Rodriguez (2-6, 6 Pitches), Baldwin (3-4, 2 2B, BB), Mclean (2-4, 2B, BB), Temoin (2-4, BB), Renteria (1-4), Dipietro (1-5), Sherburne (1-2).

Indians:
Trevor Bryden (3-4, 2B), Charlie Gutierrez (2-4, HR, 2B), Steve Bertolacci (2-4).

Los Gatos - Game 1
Astros 5
Red Sox 4
WP: Betancourt.
HR >> None.

A repeat match-up from earlier this season of two good pitchers with the Astros Kalev Betancourt against the Red Sox Lou Evans. Both pitchers pitched complete games with Betancourt collecting 8 K's and Evans collecting 10 K's of his own with the Astros taking the first game 5-4.

Red Sox:
Sanchez (2-2, 2B, 2 Runs, 2 BB), Jensen (2-4, Run), Hartshorn (1-3, 2 RBI), Anderson (2-4, RBI), K. England (2-4), Evans (CG, 9 IP, 10 K).

Los Gatos - Game 2
Red Sox 7
Astros 2
WP: Jensen.
HR >> None.

Chris Jensen comes out after a tough loss in Game One to get the Red Sox back on track with a CG 7 inning, 5 hit, 4 K outing earning the split against the Astros in the nigthcap.

Red Sox score 7 on 7 hits.

Red Sox:
Sanchez (2-4, Run), Jensen (2-3 , Run, CG, 7 IP, 4 K), Johnstone (1-3, 2 RBI).

Oak Grove - Game 1
Reds(18) 10
Royals(18) 15
WP: Law.
HR >> Royals(18): Hutchison. Reds(18): Pino, Ruberte, Rodriquez, Romero.

Another hard fought game between the two rivals saw the Royals come from behind with a dramatic (10) run Eighth inning to claim a victory.

Oak Grove - Game 2
Royals(18) 3
Reds(18) 6
WP: Romero. SV: Adams.
HR >> Reds(18): Goldberg, Rodriguez. Royals(18): Gummere.

Reds entered Game 2 of the set with a sour taste in their mouths from the Game 1 meltdown. Leadoff hitter, Steve Goldberg, started Game 2 off with a home run over the left field fence, and three batters later, cleanup hitter José Rodriguez added a two-run shot which was his second home run on the day.

Reds pitching held the Royals to one run through 6 innings. The Royals added 2 more runs in the bottom of the 7th and threatened to pull off yet another comeback.

Great series Royals!

Reds(18):
Goldberg (1-2, HR, RBI, Sac Bunt), Pino (1-3, 2 RBI), Rodriguez (1-3, HR, 2 RBI).

Prospect - Game 1
Orioles 10
Padres 14
WP: Erik Ehlers. SV: Joe Duran.
HR >> Orioles: A. Cordero, C. Rains.

The Padres were down 9-1 until the bottom of the 5th and came back to win.

Classic O's-Padres battle. O's jump out a huge lead early on. However, Padres put up a tough fight, and O's bullpen was not able to hold lead in the late innings.

Orioles:
C. Rains (2-4, HR, 2 SB, 2 Runs, RBI), C. Conroy (3-4, 2 Runs, 2 RBI, 2 SB), C. Muller (2-4, Run, RBI, BB), M. Brouse (3-4, Run, RBI), A. Cordero (2-4, HR, 2 RBI), P. Ash (2-4, 2B, Run, RBI).

Padres:
Joe Duran (2-4, BB, 2 1B, SB, 2 Runs, Save), Greg Moore (2-4, HBP, 2 2B, 1B, 2 SB, 2 Runs, 3 RBI), Nelson Villanueva (2-5, 2 1B, HBP, SB, 2 RBI).

Soquel - Game 1
Tigers 9
Brewers 0

Forfeit Game - Brewers forfeit the game. Score 9-0.

Soquel - Game 2
Brewers 0
Tigers 9

Forfeit Game - Brewers forfeit the game. Score 9-0.