Jordan, Ports Blank Quakes 6-0
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. - Stockton Ports starter Mithcell Jordan (7-5) took a no-hitter into the seventh inning on Sunday afternoon at Loan Mart Field. Though the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes spoiled the no-hit bid in the seventh, the shutout remained intact as Stockton earned its sixth shutout victory of the season,
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. - Stockton Ports starter Mithcell Jordan (7-5) took a no-hitter into the seventh inning on Sunday afternoon at Loan Mart Field. Though the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes spoiled the no-hit bid in the seventh, the shutout remained intact as Stockton earned its sixth shutout victory of the season, beating the Quakes by a final of 6-0 to set up the rubber game of the series on Monday night.
The Ports jumped in the run column in the second inning as
Bryan Warzek took over for the Quakes in the sixth and, with runners at the corners and one out, saw Josh Watson hit a sac-fly to center to make it 3-0. After
Warzek allowed four runs on two hits while walking two in two-thirds of an inning. Connor Strain and
Jordan, meanwhile, pitched around hit batters in the second and third and a two-out walk with two outs in the fourth, retiring seven consecutive batters going into the seventh. Devin Mann led off the seventh inning with a double off the left field wall to break up the no-hit bid, but Jordan recovered and set down the next three batters in succession to complete his outing.
Jordan earned the win, tossing a career-high seven innings and allowing just one hit while striking out seven.
The Ports and Quakes play the rubber game of their series on Monday night at Loan Mart Field.